Last week, a Florida federal jury ruled in favor of Carnival Corp. in a negligence case brought by a passenger who alleged he had been badly injured during a cruise. Golden was a passenger aboard the Carnival Sunshine on a five-day cruise from Port Canaveral, Florida,...
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Month: June 2016
Dog Bite Leaves Four Year Old Injured
There was a horrible attack by a pitbull last month in Panama City that left a 4 year old little boy hospitalized with several bites. At first, authorities had a hard time finding the dog because the little boy's mother's boyfriend hid the truth from authorities....
Safety Alert: Can Drones/Smart Phone Apps Make Beaches Safer?
Summer brings a higher risk of shark bites and drownings. Lifeguards do their part but what if they had drones to assist them? A central Florida professor says drones will help make beach outings safer in the future. Drones can fly over pretty far areas, and at high...
Trucking Accidents
WJHG reports that two people were injured after the driver of a semi-truck fell asleep on Interstate-10 early this month. According to a FHP report, a 29 year old male was driving a semi-truck west on I-10 around 2:30 a.m. near State Road 77 when he fell asleep. The...
Auto Insurance Rates On The Rise
Florida's economy has improved since the 2008 global financial crisis caused a drawn out downturn, but a recovering job market and lower gas prices have had a downside: more traffic crashes and higher auto-insurance rates. Twenty-three of the state's top 25 insurers...
Where does Okaloosa County rank in terms of boating accidents?
As the temperatures and dew points start to increase there is no better place to spend the day than on the water. Along the Northwest Florida coast we are blessed to have plenty of boating opportunities from fishing to water skiing.With Florida's ocean coastlines, it...
Walton County Sees Another Near Fatal Car Accident
Two men are in the hospital with serious injuries after a traffic crash in Walton County last week. An 18 year old man from Crestview was driving a Ford Focus north on State Road 285 south of State Road 8 around 6:55 a.m. He tried to pass a tractor trailer by...
Safety Alert: How Safe Are Charter Buses?
A horrific accident occurred in Texas recently that made me think of all of the charter buses that come through Northwest Florida to visit our beautiful Emerald Coast. It was an accident that killed eight people and injured 44 others in a one-vehicle rollover. Both...
Do Helmets Reduce Or Increase The Risk Of Motorcycle Accident Fatalities?
Motorcycle riders, groups and medical professionals are still weighing in on the Sunshine State's policies. Riders who have ridden for years have seen tragic accidents and ridden in all kinds of traffic and weather. Some of those well weathered riders chose to wear a...
Pedestrian Accidents On The Rise
There has been a string of pedestrian fatalities as a result of motor vehicle accidents here on the Emerald Coast. Law Enforcement is scrambling to find a way to reduce the fatalities and find a rhythm or a reason for the horrible accidents. The Florida Highway Patrol...
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