Tag Archives: Florida Highway Patrol

I-375 Downtown Exit Ramp Claims Another

Is there something wrong with the I-375 downtown exit ramp in St. Petersburg off I-275?  The St. Petersburg
Times reports that being most recent death of Leonardo Llana on March 3, 2009, is the third fatality on to exit ramp according to the Florida Highway Patrol. This young man died when his car lost control and [...]

Sarasota Car Wreck Lawyer | Head-On Collision and No Seat Belt Results in Death in Sarasota

Sheriff Deputy Ed Hale was involved in a collision at Stickney Point Rd. and Albert Place when a car jumped the median and crashed head on with his cruiser, at 2:45 am on Feb 10, 2009. The article in the Herald Tribune reports Hale suffered minor injuries. The identity of the man who was killed [...]

Motorcycle Strikes Vehicle in Fatal Crash

Jason A. Kent, 28, of St. Petersburg, was riding his 2000 Victory motorcycle on the Howard Franklin Bridge around 4 p.m. when he changed lanes, striking a flat bed of a truck hauling a sport utility vehicle. Kent was thrown from his motorcycle and was hit by a recreational vehicle driven by Luann Borrison, 54, [...]

Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater Lead US in Teen Deaths

According to the St. Petersburg Times, a recent article notes that the Tampa Bay area leads the country in holiday related traffic deaths involving teenage drivers. The study, conducted by Allstate Insurance Company, considers the Tampa Bay metro area the most dangerous place for teenage drivers from Thanksgiving to New Years Day. According to Bert [...]

Auto Accident Takes 1 Life

Eldon L. Drier, 79, of Brooksville, was out driving his 93 Buick sedan northbound on Howell Avenue when he suddenly went across the center divider and into oncoming traffic. While in the southbound lane, Drier then struck Gustav Vossberg’s 2005 Lincoln sedan injuring him and his passenger Norma Vossberg. Gustav was in critical condition when [...]

Deadly Hit and Run Kills 1

Early Thursday morning according the Florida Highway Patrol, Scott Stevens of Arcadia, was riding his motorcycle on State Road 70 were he was struck head on by a Dodge pickup truck that had crossed the center line. Stevens, even though wearing his helmet, was pronounced dead at the scene. As the Dodge truck drove off, [...]

Ocala Motorcyclist Killed in Vehicle vs. Motorcycle Accident in Hernando County

Tampa area motorcycle accident and wrongful death lawyer, Sean M. Conahan, of the Law Office of James W. Dodson, P.A., reports on local current events related to his personal injury practice to inform and increase consumer awareness of traffic dangers and to provide educational resources

Another Tampa Bay Area Motorcycle Accident Claims a Life

Tampa personal injury attorney, Sean Conahan, comments and reports on Tampa Bay area motorcycle accident that claimed the life of a passenger.