Orlando Personal Injury Law Blog

Parents in Florida often believe that their children are safe when riding the school bus. In one case, it was not until a 6-year-old boy actually exited the bus when he got injured. After exiting the bus, the boy was run over by it while attempting to cross the street. He was knocked to the ground by the front of the vehicle and a rear tire ran over him.

The young boy was killed in January 2011. The criminal case has come and gone but now the boy's parents have filed a wrongful death suit against the school district.

An accident in Largo, Florida has left two people severely injured. One of them is the brother of the individual that was injured while driving with the son of famous professional wrestler, Hulk Hogan, in August 2007. According to reports, alcohol was not a factor in the more recent accident.

The Florida Highway Patrol said that two individuals, both 24-years-old, were driving in a 1994 Volvo earlier this month. The younger brother of the injured individual from the 2007 crash was the only passenger in the vehicle. Around 2:30 a.m., the Volvo and its occupants were approaching the intersection of U.S. 19 and Ulmerton. Upon entering this intersection -- reportedly while speeding -- the car crashed into the back of a dump truck.

A 77-year-old woman has been charged with killing a motorcyclist in Daytona Beach, Florida. She is a retired teacher and grandmother from out of state that was staying in Florida for the month of March, having rented some property with her boyfriend of 14 years.

According to police, alcohol was a factor in the fatal accident which happened on St. Patrick's Day. In the crash, the 77-year-old was driving a 2012 Chevy van that was likely rented by her after her boyfriend had returned home a week earlier. The woman was driving in the northbound lanes of Oceanshore Boulevard around 9 p.m. when she crossed into the southbound lanes.

In Bartow, Florida, a serious accident has taken one life. The truck accident occurred earlier this month around 10 a.m. just off U.S. Highway 60 near Bonnie Mine Road, a quarter mile away west of the scene in Ashland Chemical. The tractor trailer involved was carrying a load of diesel fuel and was hit by a CSX train as it crossed the tracks.

There are no gates at the railroad where this accident happened. According to officials, they are not required because the crossing is on private property. If this is the case, trains approaching the crossing should sound their horns twice, as a warning to drivers that may be in the area. The first horn is a short blast and, as the train approaches the intersection, it lets out the second horn, which should be a much longer one.