Automobile Accidents

• Dangers of Driving While Texting

  Ed Normand | February 23, 2008 6:18 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Recent studies have confirmed what most of us know already: that driving while using a cell phone is highly dangerous. In fact, after just 3 minutes of driving and talking on a cell phone there is a higher risk of an auto accident than when the driver is legally impaired with a .08 percent blood alcohol level. The theory is that one has to concentrate to such a degree when talking on the...

• Helpful Hints In Selecting a Child Car Seat

  Ed Normand | November 13, 2009 5:03 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Baby Car Seats - Did you know... Often parents move their child from a baby car seat to a full-size safety seat too soon. Data from crash-testing reveals that a baby is better protected in a...

• Fatal Car Accident Closes I-4

  Sandy Grinnell | July 24, 2007 1:42 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  One person was killed and three more injured in an early morning car crash involving three vehicles on I-4. One of the vehicles left the highway, went thru a guardrail and landed on a power pole below at the intersection of Wymore and Rogers. After being ejected from the vehicles, one of the injured was airlifted to ORMC and the other two went to ORMC and Florida Hospital via ambulance. Power...

• Proposed STANDUP Federal Act Driving to Save Lives

  Sandy Grinnell | April 24, 2009 10:22 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Just as high school prom season is about to start, the Safe Teen and Novice Driver Uniform Protection (STANDUP) Act and the SafeRoads4Teens campaign were announced in Washington DC yesterday. U.S....

• Dangers of Distracted Driving

  Ed Normand | September 30, 2009 10:24 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  With the advent of safer cars, airbags and mandatory seatbelts one would think that we are progressing toward safer roadways. Technology, however, is bringing about a new and very real danger:...

• World Record For Man Hit By Car

  Ed Normand | December 09, 2007 9:57 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  There are many ways to get in the Guinness Book of World Records but some seem easier than others. A good Samaritan who stopped to help out the victims of an auto accident made it the hard way. The man was hit by a car and thrown in the air for 118 feet--a world record. The distance entitled him to a world record actually called "Greatest Distance Thrown in a Car Accident" . Thankfully...

• New PIP Auto Insurance Deal Reached

  Ed Normand | October 05, 2007 1:41 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  A deal has been reached in the Florida Legislature on Personal Injury Protection Insurance/No Fault (PIP). The old no fault law had been around for about four decades. It expired October 1. Governor Crist put it on the agenda for the current special legislative session. Much to the chagrin of the Auto Insurance Industry a bill reinstating PIP has passed. The bill has the approval of ...

• More Dangers of Distracted Driving

  Ed Normand | November 03, 2009 12:38 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  A client of mine was forever maimed in a recent car crash, but she wasn’t even driving. Jane was walking in her neighborhood, in broad daylight, when a car veered off the road, and mowed her...

• Deadly Car Crash on I-4 Exit Ramp

  Diego Madrigal | March 17, 2008 9:17 AM | 1 CommentOrlando, FL

  A crash on the I-4 exit ramp to Ivanhoe Boulevard left killed a driver and left 2 passengers critically injured this weekend. The victim was driving his Nissan Altima and attempted to exit the ramp driving too fast. The problem was made worse because recent rainstorms had left the road wet. The Altima drove off the ramp, hit a small tree, spun and hit a big pine tree. The exit ramp at...

• "Ask Gary" Issues in Lawyer Advertising

  Ed Normand | July 03, 2007 10:13 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  According to recent press reports The Florida Bar has taken action against a number of lawyers who have obtained clients from the 1-800-ASK-GARY referral service. Ask Gary advertisements targeted auto accident victims inviting them to call the service where they were referred to various service providers including chiropractic and legal services. Much of the medical and chiropractic care is...