On behalf of Kurzban Kurzban Weinger Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. posted in Wrongful Death on Wednesday, May 15, 2013
A 39-year-old man from Naples died in a motorcycle-car accident in Golden Gate. The fatal accident occurred at the intersection of Golden Gate Parkway and Collier Boulevard, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The 29-year-old driver of the car received a citation for an improper left turn in relation to the accident. She was uninjured in the resulting crash.
The victim was traveling south on Collier Boulevard when the driver turned left in front of him. He attempted to brake and avoid the collision but struck the right front fender of the vehicle. He died at the scene of the crash from injuries sustained in the collision. The driver had a green traffic signal when she made the turn but not a green arrow, indicating that she should have yielded to oncoming traffic, according to authorities.
On behalf of Kurzban Kurzban Weinger Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. posted in Motorcycle Accidents on Friday, May 10, 2013
A recent accident involving a motorcycle and two vehicles has resulted in the death of the motorcyclist with no injuries reported to the drivers of the other two vehicles. The motorcycle accident occurred at an intersection that is managed by automated traffic signals.
According to the police report, the first automobile and the motorcycle were traveling in opposite directions as they approached the intersection. The driver of the automobile was approaching the intersection with the intent to turn left and did so as the traffic light turned yellow.
On behalf of Kurzban Kurzban Weinger Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. posted in Medical Malpractice on Thursday, May 2, 2013
Florida residents, particularly those with heart conditions, may be interested in an ongoing malpractice lawsuit filed by the family of a Minnesota man against his physicians for his death in 2006. The family is seeking $10,000 for expenses and $50,000 compensation for the deceased man's next of kin.
The man was initially brought into the emergency room with hives and low blood pressure. His prior medical history involved taking medication for an accelerated heart rate and high blood pressure. The man was released after testing, but he returned that night and was unable to be resuscitated. The man subsequently died from underlying coronary disease. The family is suing the hospital for medical negligence.
On behalf of Kurzban Kurzban Weinger Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. posted in Motorcycle Accidents on Friday, April 26, 2013
A Florida man lost his life after being injured in a two-vehicle crash on Monday, April 8. The motorcycle accident took place on US 192 in Melbourne.
A 51-year-old West Melbourne woman was headed south on Nina Jean Drive in a 1990 Ford Probe. She was trying to cross US 192 when she came into the path of a 2002 Honda motorcycle that was headed east in the highway's outer lane. The man driving the motorcycle took evasive action and attempted to slow down by using the brakes, which sent the bike skidding into the side of the Ford Probe.
On behalf of Kurzban Kurzban Weinger Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. posted in Auto Accidents on Saturday, April 20, 2013
Four people have been left dead, and a man who had been fleeing from the police was injured after a crash in southern Florida early on April 3. The car accident took place south of Fort Lauderdale on Interstate 95. The deceased victims were all passengers in a single minivan.
The Florida Highway Patrol is reporting that the collision was caused when a fleeing suspect got onto Interstate 95 and began heading north in the southbound lane of the interstate. The suspect had been running from police in a sport utility vehicle until he collided with a minivan around Hallendale Beach Boulevard. There were no survivors in the struck minivan.
On behalf of Kurzban Kurzban Weinger Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. posted in Wrongful Death on Friday, April 12, 2013
A 37-year-old Florida man was ticketed for careless driving after the Florida Highway Patrol recently decided that he caused a January wreck that killed four people. His car hit another car, which then hit an SUV into a lake off the highway. A mother, her daughter, her nephew and her step-sister lost their lives in the fatal accident. He could be fined up to $1,000, receive possible work-order hours and have his license suspended for a year.
The family had been shopping and was returning home when the accident occurred. All family members died on the scene or within days at medical facilities. Emergency workers didn't realize that one of the victims was still in the car; she drowned in the lake and was located the next day.
On behalf of Kurzban Kurzban Weinger Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. posted in Auto Accidents on Wednesday, April 3, 2013
On March 20, a 21-year-old driver was involved in a head-on collision after he lost control of his vehicle while driving south on Highway 27 in Winter Haven, veered onto the other side of the highway and rammed into an SUV in the oncoming lane of traffic. Another northbound car also hit both vehicles. The reasons for the car accident are still unknown.
An adult, unnamed female, a front-seat passenger in the vehicle that caused the accident, died at the scene. The driver sustained injuries and was also transported to a local medical facility. Each of the other vehicles also had two occupants; the SUV contained a 39-year-old woman and her 16-year-old son, and the third vehicle involved contained an 81-year-old man and his 79-year-old wife. All four individuals were transported to medical facilities for treatment. The extent of the injuries of the five people is not known.
On behalf of Kurzban Kurzban Weinger Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. posted in Auto Accidents on Tuesday, March 26, 2013
A 43-year-old woman succumbed from her injuries on March 10 after a hit-and-run driver drove into her as she crossed the street near her home in Miami. She suffered very serious injuries from the fatal accident, including damage to her head, a fractured skull, a swollen brain and a severely fractured left arm. She remained in a coma after being transported to a medical facility.
The car that hit her as she was walking to her car on the evening of the incident reportedly kept going. Neighbors who were interviewed after the event noted that the four-way-stop in the area is rarely heeded, and another neighbor added that it was common for people to drive at excessive speeds. Neither of the neighbors interviewed were present when the accident happened. However, law enforcement personnel hope that someone can offer a tip that leads to the motorist. No information about the vehicle is available, but police suspect it may have sustained front end damage.
On behalf of Kurzban Kurzban Weinger Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. posted in Wrongful Death on Thursday, March 21, 2013
Recently, a 25-year-old woman was charged with multiple crimes arising out of an alleged hit and run accident that occurred in Miami near the intersection on Southwest 140th Avenue near Sunset Drive. She is charged with hitting a minivan and then continuing to drive without stopping. As the driver fled the scene of the car accident, she collided with another vehicle, causing a fatal accident.
The second car accident occurred as the driver veered in and out of traffic lanes at excessive speeds. The unidentified vehicle that she struck was deflected into a tree on Sunset Drive near Southwest 140th Avenue. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. After the second accident, the driver spoke with police and received treatment for injuries that were not life-threatening.
On behalf of Kurzban Kurzban Weinger Tetzeli and Pratt P.A. posted in Personal Injury on Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Three men were sitting on a bus bench on the morning of Feb. 28 in Hialeah when a red Toyota Camry collided with another vehicle and then careened into the bench. In the aftermath of the fatal accident, a 69-year-old man died after being transported to the hospital, and two other men who were sitting on the bench at the time, a 35-year-old expectant father and a 45-year-old homeless man, were injured.
The 35-year-old, who was treated for unspecified injuries at Jackson Memorial Hospital and released later in the day, remarked to a local reporter that the red Camry seemed to be speeding when it struck the other vehicle at the intersection of 16th Avenue and West 42nd Street. Police are still investigating the accident, but a detective noted that the intersection contained a stop sign, which indicates that one of the drivers involved, identified as a 22-year-old and a 29-year-old, was negligent. Both drivers are cooperating in the detectives' investigation.
