Tragically, on May 13, a construction worker was killed in Lee County by a lightning strike at a worksite. According to WBBH-TV, the incident occurred at about 3 p.m., when lightning hit the roofer directly in the head, knocking him unconscious. The employee was reportedly working on the roof of a site and was heading…
According to the Orlando Sentinel, on May 12, a 46-year-old Tamarac man died after the van he was driving experienced a tire blowout, causing him to lose control of the vehicle. The newspaper reported that the crash occurred at about 7:15 a.m. on the northbound lane of Florida’s Turnpike in Osceola County. The victim was…
Sadly, on May 8, a man was killed in a tram accident at the Orlando International Airport. According to reports, the man was aboard an airport tram that was conducting a maintenance run early in the morning when the vehicle made a sudden stop, sending the man through the windshield of the vehicle and to…
With warm weather and abundance of water, Central Florida offers residents a variety of recreation options over Memorial Day weekend. Some people choose to visit the coast and beaches, while others boat or have cookouts. Last year, the Orlando Sentinel had a great piece about what families can do to ensure their safety over Memorial…
According to WSVN-TV, a South Florida family was recently awarded $7.5 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit that contended that two surgeons erred and cost a woman her life. The station reported that the woman underwent surgery to remove a tumor from her skull when she died in 2009. The lawsuit indicated that the surgeons…
Sadly, on May 7, a worker mowing grass was killed on the median of State Road 528 in Brevard County after a driver lost control of her vehicle and hit him. According to the Orlando Sentinel, the accident occurred when a 25-year-old Orlando resident lost control of a Nissan vehicle near mile marker 24 eastbound.…
Updating a blog post we brought you earlier this year, WFTV-TV reported recently that the death of a man working at the Exotic Driving Experience at the Walt Disney World Speedway might have been preventable. In April, a 36-year-old senior manager for the Exotic Driving Experience, which is owned by Petty Holdings LLC, was killed…
Sadly, three people were killed in a Casselberry car accident on May 5, at the intersection of State Road 436 and Winter Woods Boulevard. According to the Orlando Sentinel, the crash occurred at around 1 a.m., when a 27-year-old woman driving a Volvo attempted to make a left turn at the intersection, crashing into a…
Recently, a Florida couple filed a birth injury lawsuit claiming that their child suffered catastrophic injuries including hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy during its delivery. According to reports, the family resides in Brevard County, at the Patrick Air Force Base. The couple claims that on October 1, 2012, the mother was admitted to a base hospital and…
A Central Florida car accident that occurred on April 19 is serving as a reminder of the dangers of drugged driving. According to the Orlando Sentinel, the crash occurred near a gas station on West Oak Ridge Road in Orange County, when a 56-year-old grandmother allegedly had a heroin overdose. The newspaper reported that the…
If you take the diabetes medication Actos, you may want to talk to your doctor about its links to bladder cancer. Recently, Bloomberg reported that Actos’ manufacturer Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. has offered to pay more than $2.2 billion to resolve claims that it hid the drug’s cancer risks. Currently, there are more than 8,000 lawsuits…
