Automobile Accidents

• Allstate Can't Sell New Auto Insurance Policies in Florida

  Joe Saunders | January 17, 2008 8:20 AM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has suspended the license of Allstate Insurance Company from selling new auto insurance policies in the state of Florida because of their relationship with rating organizations such as AM Best and Hurricane modeling companies and industry trade groups. This is an unprecedented move in Florida and sends a clear warning to other auto insurance companies...

• Florida No Fault Auto Insurance Law Expires

  Joe Saunders | October 02, 2007 5:27 PM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  The Florida no fault auto insurance law expired yesterday after the Florida Legislature did not renew the law this year. As of yesterday, Florida no fault personal injury protection insurance is not required anymore. This insurance required that persons injured in auto accidents make a claim against their own auto insurance for the first $10,000 of medical bills or wages even if a careless...

• I-75 Crash Claims Two Lives

  Joe Saunders | October 01, 2007 10:10 AM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  An overnight crash in Sarasota near the Bee Ridge Road exit on Interstate 75 has claimed the lives of two adults. I-75 northbound was closed for hours as a result of the 12 car accident which included a tractor trailer truck. The truck was driving northbound at approximately 12:30am and had its cruise control on and set at 70 m.p.h. when the crash occurred. According to the tractor trailer...

• Texting While Driving Still Legal in Florida

  Joe Saunders | June 04, 2009 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  While driving to work this morning I noticed a middle-aged man next to me in an SUV, smoking a cigarette in one hand, shaving with the other hand and still driving. By the way, he had a cell phone...

• Cooper Tire Under Fire

  Joe Saunders | July 24, 2006 7:33 AM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  It's bad enough the company has been accused of manufacturing defective tires that have led to serious injury and fatalities. It's quite another when that same company uses deceptive practices to hide such information to protect itself from a lawsuit. According to an article published in the St. Petersburg TimesAt least 21 lawsuits involving 12 deaths have been filed against Cooper Tire in...

• ESC Key to Avoiding Auto Accident Fatalities

  Joe Saunders | June 28, 2006 8:24 AM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, 1/3 of all fatal car crashes could be avoided and rollovers could be reduced by 80% if more cars were equipped with electric stability control. ESC brakes individual wheels automatically to keep the vehicle under control.When a driver makes a sudden emergency maneuver or, for example, enters a curve too fast, the vehicle may spin out of...

• Manatee Car Accident Claims Two Lives

  Joe Saunders | November 01, 2007 2:39 PM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  Halloween proved fatal for two Manatee residents who crashed through a fence and into a shallow pond during the evening. Witnesses spotted two teenaged girls fleeing the scene. Police are looking for them as this blog post is being written.For more information on this subject, please refer to the section on Car and Motorcycle Accidents.

• Man Killed after Being Thrown from Truck in Accident

  Joe Saunders | August 28, 2008 9:29 AM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  A 52 year old man has died as a result of his injuries stemming from a weekend auto accident in Sarasota. The driver of the other vehicle involved in the crash, Francis P. Corkin, 80 ran a red light...

• Hulk Hogan's Son Charged in Auto Accident

  Joe Saunders | November 08, 2007 6:40 AM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  It took a few months but Nick Bollea, 17 year old son of former wrestler Hulk Hogan, has been charged with felony reckless driving causing serious bodily injury. Toxicology reports show that Bollea was drinking during the day of the accident. However, tests showed that the level of alcohol in his blood was half that in which he'd be considered impaired. He will face a charge of underage...

• Lakeland Wildfire on I-4 Causes 50 Car Crash

  Joe Saunders | January 09, 2008 5:16 PM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  A combination of dense fog and a wildfire from a controlled burn led to a 50 car crash on I-4 near Lakeland, Florida early this morning. There have been 3 reported deaths and a slew of injuries. As I mentioned in my tampabay.injuryboard.com blog, I wonder why the highway was not closed if the weather was so inclement that visibility was zero. For more information on this subject, please refer...