Leesburg, FL Personal Injury Law Blog

An investigation into an incident on a Florida roadway known for its high crash rate is still ongoing after a serious motorcycle accident took place. A 42-year-old man caused an accident which sent two motorcycle riders to the hospital with injuries, and then fled the scene.

The man was not paying attention when he pulled out of a gas station right in front of the motorcycle. The motorcycle hit the man's Kia sedan in the driver-side door and the impact sent the two bikers flying off the bike. The two riders - a man who was driving and his female passenger - were taken to Bayonet Point Hospital. Both were in critical condition.

A $2.6 million settlement was recently approved by Tallahassee city commissioners following the wrongful death suit filed by a young woman's parents. The woman was a police informant who was fatally shot during a drug sting in 2008. Following her death, the 23-year-old woman's parents sued, citing police negligence.

The young woman had agreed to act as a police informant after she was caught with illegal drugs. As an informant, she was to go and purchase drugs and a gun in a drug sting. According to police records, she was sent alone with $13,000 in marked bills to purchase the drugs. During the drug deal, the police lost track of where she was and failed to maintain contact with her. The man who was selling to her fatally shot the victim five times. He then stole her vehicle, the marked money and a credit card.

In 2008, a fatal airplane accident involving a Marine Corps fighter jet claimed the lives of four innocent people in San Diego. After a series of mistakes, the jet crashed into the family's home, killing four family members, including two children who were only 2 months and 15 months old, along with their mother and grandmother.

According to reports, mechanical failure, along with pilot error led the student airman to crash into the home. After the fatal aviation accident, 13 members of the Navy and Marine Corps were disciplined for their errors, and the federal government admitted liability. Tragically, the crash could have been avoided if the airman had taken the opportunity to land at a nearby Navy base.

Recent recommendations have been made by the National Transportation Safety Board that states across the country ban cell phone use while driving. Currently, Florida has no such law in effect. However, this lack of regulation is being challenged after a number of distracted drivers have caused serious accidents. One driver was allegedly texting and driving recklessly when he caused a fatal car accident in 2008.

The young man responsible for the accident was reportedly speeding and weaving through lanes when he crashed into another vehicle. One of the passengers in the other car died and the other suffered serious injuries in the crash.