Pensacola Personal Injury Lawyer Blog

A slew of accidents in a half-hour span on the same road shows just how important it is to slow down and pay attention, particularly when traffic gets snarled.

Four car accidents on Interstate 10 created a headache for morning commuters on Friday. According to NorthEscambia.com, the first accident occurred at about 7:30 a.m. near the Pine Forest Road exit.

Anyone minding their own business on the side of the road has a right to expect that drivers will notice them and not veer into their path. Unfortunately, not all drivers are that careful.

Recently, a teenager was struck by a vehicle while she was sitting on a paved curb at the intersection of Saints Lane and Falcon Drive in Milton, Florida. The 15-year-old girl was taken to Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola following the car accident. She reportedly sustained some minor injuries.

Veterans of our armed forces often face a variety of challenges when they return from tours of combat. One complication many don't know about is an affected ability to drive. Studies have found that veterans returning from duty often feel stressed by driving and have a higher incidence of motor vehicle accidents.

Their driving problems are now being attributed to post-traumatic stress disorder or as a symptom of a traumatic brain injury. This can cause drivers to perceive threats where there are none, particularly when they encounter overpasses, tunnels, debris or construction areas.

Motorcyclists often rightly complain that other motorists are often inattentive when it comes to noticing motorcyclists on the roads. That's why the whole "Start Seeing Motorcyclists" campaign originated.

A motorcycle accident earlier this month illustrates that point. A 22-year-old man from Milton was injured in a motorcycle accident on New Year's Day at approximately 3:40 p.m. The motorcyclist was reportedly headed east on U.S. 90 when a driver going south on Airport Road turned onto the highway right into his path, causing a collision.

A woman who apparently caused a fatal crash after speeding through a red light has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. The woman had been fleeing police in what an assistant state attorney calls a "crime spree."

The car accident killed the woman's daughter and injured the driver of the vehicle she hit. She pleaded no contest, after initially filing the same plea last September and withdrawing it. This time, the judge made sure she was comfortable with her plea to avoid any further complications, according to the Walton Sun.

A recent dog attack shows the importance of keeping potentially dangerous animals restrained.

A pit bull that was allegedly roaming loose around the grounds of a Pensacola middle school attacked a young girl and also killed the girl's 6-week-old Pomeranian puppy. And while this dog attack occurred, the pit bull's owner stood there and did nothing, according to the victim's mother.

Two men were charged in relation to the wrongful death of a Florida teenager, and were also charged in attempting to kill another teen.

A 17-year-old from Pensacola was found shot to death in a Buick Riviera last month. He had been shot in the head. His 17-year-old friend was found shot in the head as well, but he survived. Two 20-year-old men are now charged with murder and attempted murder for the shootings.

Florida's lack of a ban on cellphone use while driving may change.

A federal agency has proposed an almost total ban on the use of cellphones and other electronic devices behind the wheel, hoping that this will help decrease the number of car accidents. The proposal from the National Transportation Safety Board comes in the form of a recommendation, which can be adopted or rejected by individual states.