Automobile Accidents

• Florida teen dies because he was not wearing seatbelt

  Gabrielle D'Alemberte | November 09, 2009 10:46 PM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL

  Matthew Kornya's Nov. 7 car accident didn’t have to be tragic. He was not supposed to be driving a car because, as a minor, he only held a learner’s permit. He may have also been...

• Family Searching For Elderly Woman Who Disappeared After Accident

  Chrissie Cole | February 20, 2009 2:44 PM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL

  Relatives are desperately seeking the whereabouts of Ethel Hill, 80, of Pompano Beach, who went missing Wednesday evening moments after she was involved in a minor car accident in downtown...

• Motorcycle Accident Lawyers

  Staff Writer | June 02, 2006 1:29 PM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL

  I've been reading our colleague John Inserra's blog in Omaha, Nebraska, and there's a bunch of great information for those involved in motorcycle accidents. I especially appreciate John's link to Mark Lawrence's list of state motorcycle laws.

• 15 year old Driver Drowns in Auto Accident

  Staff Writer | January 20, 2006 2:43 PM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL

  What was he thinking? An 18 year old Guatemalan citizen who let his 15 year old friend drive his brother-in-law's Honda demonstrated a serious lack of judgment and maturity which resulted in the death of the young female driver, who drowned when the car crashed into a canal near Biscayne National Park. Ever Lisner Vasquez escaped the sunken car, waved to passersby for help, and fled the scene....

• Truck Accident Kills Miramar Firefighter

  Staff Writer | January 10, 2006 5:23 PM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL

  In a horrible accident this morning, a firefighter was struck and killed by a tractor-trailor when he was struck after stopping on 1-95 to fix a problem with his truck. The Miami Herald has more: Truck Accident.

• Minibike Crash Kills Teenage Boy

  Staff Writer | December 26, 2005 12:09 PM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL

  The growing popularity of "minibikes" or "pocket bikes" is leading to a rise in minibike related accidents. Minibikes are mistakenly seen as a "safer" alternative to full-size motorcycles or ATVs, but a Christmas Day accident resulting in the death of a Kendale Lakes teenager highlights the potential danger of these miniature motorcycles. Reaching speeds of up to 45 mph, these miniature...

• Man Killed in Multiple Tractor Trailer Accident

  Staff Writer | December 23, 2005 4:00 PM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL

  Police released the name of a man who was killed in an accident involving two tractor trailers on the Palmetto Expressway earlier this month. Carlos Perez was driving northbound on the Palmetto Expressway when he came upon an accident involving a tractor trailor and a Toyota truck, the driver of which was also injured.Perez crashed into the stopped truck and was hit from behind by a second...

• Insurance Company Denies Claims "Until Pigs Fly"

  Staff Writer | February 14, 2006 8:38 AM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL

  A Denver jury awarded a University of Colorado professor $3 million against American Insurance Co. Professor Nick Peressini was severely injured in an auto accident in 2002. The insurance company refused payment. Peressini's lawyer uncovered the unethical practices and company culture promoted by supervisors which included reference to a small toy pink pig with wings, that the company would...

• Miami Auto Accident Kills Three in Late Night Crash

  Staff Writer | February 07, 2006 10:38 AM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL

  A young man from Miami-Dade was among three killed in a fiery head on collision early Sunday morning. 26 year old Martin Gaitan was travelling home on lane of the Florida Turnpike when he collided head on with a card driven by two occupants travelling in the other direction. At the moment, it is not clear from the Miami Herald story Fiery Head-on Crash Kills Three which of the drivers were at...

• Toddler Dies in Car Inches from Parent

  Staff Writer | January 14, 2006 1:17 PM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL

  According to the Miami Herald, a two year old Miramar boy died Thursday when he got his head caught in the window of his father's car while his father slept in the front seat. He apparently was leaning out of the window of the car when he accidentally pressed the up switch on the car window. This unfortunate tragedy may have been prevented with better safety mechanisms on the car. The accident...