Florida Personal Injury News Events

A lawsuit was filed against Urban Air Adventure Park in Lakeland, Florida arising from a serious injury suffered by a 10 year old boy injured in a fall from an indoor zip line. Other news reports indicate that the boy sustained broken ribs, a collapsed lung and a brain injury from...

A car accident in Winter Haven on US17 at the intersection with Avenue C, SW was reported in The Ledger on October 16, 2019. The accident happened when a Honda Civic ran a red light and hit a county-owned vehicle. These vehicles spun after the collision and then struck another...

The Ledger reported that Donald Paul Jones was charged with DUI with manslaughter and leaving the scene of an accident that caused critical injuries to a 36-year old bicyclist on October 11, 2019. The injuries to the bicyclist are listed as a brain bleed, collapsed lungs, and...

A semi-truck accident on Interstate-4 near CR559 in Auburndale, Florida on October 9, 2019 caused massive backups and traffic problems. The accident took several hours to clean up and allow traffic to flow again. This photograph shows the semi-truck on its side at the scene of the...

A fatality was reported in The Ledger following a motorcycle accident in Frostproof, Florida on US98. The report indicates that Michael Pisciotta was riding one of three motorcycles involved in the crash and passed away from injuries sustained. The accident was reported to have...

An accident at the intersection of US17 and Havendale Blvd. in Winter Haven was reported by The Ledger on October 3, 2019. The accident was reported to have been caused when Sharon Alford turned into the path of Stephen Berlinksy, who was headed east on Havendale Blvd. Alford...

A serious accident involving a motorcycle was reported in The Ledger on September 27, 2019 that closed the southbound lanes of S. Florida Ave. in Lakeland, Florida. The Ledger indicates that the accident took the life of Jarrod Naberhouse and also indicates that a Toyota Highlander...

A car accident on the Polk Parkway on September 17, 2019 resulted in one fatality and five injuries as reported in The Ledger. Facts Reported By The News The accident involved Miguel Angel Mejia who was reported to have crossed over from the southbound lanes to the northbound...

A pedestrian was reported to have died as a result of an accident near the intersection of US Highway 98N and Ritter Road in Lakeland, Florida on July 10, 2019 at approximately 5:52 a.m. Comparative Fault Is Common With Pedestrian Accidents Many people are quick to judge when...

A head on collision was reported on Cypress Gardens Blvd. in Winter Haven, Florida where Sandeep Kumar Beri died. The collision happened at approximately 11:58 am on Sunday July 7, 2019 when Nannette Cruz Garcia crossed over the center line striking a PT Cruiser driven by a 15...

A medical malpractice lawsuit was filed by Jordan Bonny’s estate against Lakeland Regional Health Systems and her treating physicians alleging that they failed to treat her for cardiac conditions. The lawsuit alleges that Dr. Alvarez cleared Jordan to play sports activities...

The Ledger reported that a box truck truck a pedestrian on North Combee Road in Lakeland, Florida at approximately 3:23 a.m. on July 27, 2018.  The pedestrian was identified as a male in dark clothing who was standing near the center of the road.  The truck driver, John...

The widow of Michael Dimezza filed a lawsuit against the operator of a garbage truck, FCC Environmental Services, LLC, for wrongful death arising from an accident that took the life of her husband.  Mr. Dimezza was on a motorcycle and was stopped at a traffic light in Lakeland,...

Denise Chapple was reported in The Ledger to be the pedestrian hit at the intersection of US98N and Griffin Road in Lakeland, Florida on June 5, 2018 at approximately 3:00 a.m.  She was pushing a bicycle in the crosswalk at the time of the collision and was struck by a Nissan...

A truck accident involving a passenger car at the intersection of U.S. 17/92 and U.S. Highway 27 in Haines City, Florida was reported in The Ledger.  The newspaper reports that the truck “overturned” onto the passenger vehicle with people being transported to local...

A silver Nissan Altima was struck by a semi-truck from Saddle Creek Corporation at the intersection of US98 and Rockridge Road in Lakeland, Florida on May 17, 2018 at approximately 2:45 p.m.  The Ledger reported that the Nissan Altima driver had a green light at the time of the...

A pedestrian carrying discharge papers from Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center died after being struck by a car on US98 near Innovation Drive on May 16, 2018 at approximately 10:25 p.m. was reported in The Ledger.  The newspaper indicates that the driver of a 2005 Chevrolet...

A three car accident was reported at the intersection of US98 (Bartow Road) and CR540 (Winter Lake Road) in Lakeland, Florida on May 17, 2018.  The accident reported by The Ledger indicates that the accident happened in the outside lane headed northbound.  A photograph...

Following Hurricane Irma in 2017, 12 people died at a nursing home in South Florida because of the heat of summer and a lack of functioning air conditioning without backup generators.  The Florida Health Care Association and the Florida Justice Association are at odds with each...

An accident between an SUV and a semi-truck on I-4 at State Road 39 (Paul Buchman Highway) in Plant City, Florida on May 30, 2017 was caused by a failure to properly yield while merging onto a highway. This accident is a reminder that while many people merge onto the interstate...