Tag Archives: Negligent Driver
Tortfeasor And Victim Settle Major Brain Injury Case
Broward County Commissioners agreed to pay $850,000 to resolve a claim that one of its bus drivers pulled away from a stop while a teeneger’s hand was lodged in the door; after being dragged for several blocks, the bus ran over the young man, who suffered a traumatic brain injury and other serious wounds…. Read More »
Fatal And Mysterious Motorcycle Crash
In many parts of the country, riders put their motorcycles into storage for about six months a year, but a recent case here in St. Lucie County serves as a sobering reminder that riders are out all year long in the generally mild Florida weather. A passerby happened upon the lifeless body of a… Read More »
Reckless Driver Causes Multiple Injuries
Twelve people were hurt — some of them seriously — after a man crossed the center line and smashed head-on into a van. The wreck occurred on Orange Avenue near Sneed Road in Fort Pierce. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 40-year-old man veered from the eastbound to the westbound side of Orange… Read More »
Fatal Pedestrian Accident In Cocoa Beach
Investigators do not plan to file charges against a tortfeasor (negligent driver) who struck and killed a pedestrian on State Road A1A. According to police and witnesses, 67-year-old David Spivey, of Port St. Lucie, was northbound on State Road A1A when he hit 58-year-old Gulam Esoof, of Cocoa Beach, as he tried to cross… Read More »
Runaway Car Goes Airborne; Kills One And Injures One
A speeding car between Florida’s Turnpike and Highway One killed one person and put another one in the hospital. The wreck occurred near the intersection of SW Port St. Lucie Boulevard and SW Best Avenue. According to authorities, Roy Gentilquore was speeding eastbound on SW Port St. Lucie in a 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt when… Read More »
Florida Truck Accidents
A driver of a motor vehicle faces many dangers any time they get behind the wheel of a car. There are many different dynamics at play when a driver sets out on a journey for their next destination. Inexperienced drivers, distracted drivers, and reckless drivers alike make driving one of the most dangerous activities… Read More »