Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Early Morning Intersection Wreck Kills Two People
Two people from South Carolina were killed when their SUV struck a semi-truck in Hernando County. Investigators said that a traffic light at the intersection of State Highway 50 and U.S. Highway 301 in Ridge Manor. Moments after an eastbound tractor-trailer entered the intersection, a southbound SUV t-boned the truck. Two passengers, who were… Read More »
Five Kinds Of Nursing Home Negligence
Nursing home understaffing is the root of many nursing home negligence injuries. Over 90 percent of long-term care facilities in Florida are dangerously understaffed, according to many observers. There is always a direct link between lack of supervision and serious injuries. In this context, there’s also an indirect link. Morale is usually low at… Read More »
Fatal Intersection Wreck In Plant City
A man is dead after he apparently ran a red light, collided with a semi-truck, and was ejected from his vehicle. The wreck happened at the intersection of Turkey Creek and State Highway 60. According to Florida Highway Patrol investigators, a 30-year-old man from Tampa, who was southbound on Turkey Creek, went through a… Read More »
Liability Issues In Alcohol-Related Wrecks
A sustained drunk driver crackdown began in the early 1990s. Yet despite all this effort, alcohol still causes about a third of the fatal vehicle collisions in Florida. That proportion was roughly the same in the 1980s, before the crackdown began. Alcohol is a powerful depressant. The effects of alcohol might be fun at… Read More »
Serious Injury Hit-And-Run Wreck In Tampa
Three people were inside a Jeep Liberty when a man driving a stolen Hyundai smacked into it, causing it to overturn. Officers spotted the allegedly stolen vehicle near the intersection of 28th Street and 26th Avenue. The driver sped through a stop sign and hit a Jeep. The Hyundai driver ran away on foot,… Read More »
Special Issues In Ridesharing Wrecks
Uber and other such companies almost literally mushroomed overnight. In about fifteen years, Uber went from nothing to 1.4 billion rides per quarter. In fact, demand for such services is so high that the companies have issues finding drivers. As a result, many ridesharing operators have little experience and often over-rely on GPS navigation… Read More »
Cyclists Killed In DUI Crash
A couple thought that a grassy median separating a bike trail from a busy two-lane road kept them safe. They were tragically wrong. The 58-year-old man and 50-year-old woman logged about 100 miles per week on their tandem bicycle. The Pinellas Trail, which runs parallel to Keystone Road, was one of their favorite routes…. Read More »
Breaking Down A Head-On Collision Claim
Numerically, these collisions make up a tiny number of the millions of serious injuries which car crashes cause every year in the United States. A disproportionate number of head-on wrecks happen on the narrow, mostly two-lane roads which crisscross much of Central Florida. Some of these crashes involve drivers who carelessly cross the center… Read More »
Runaway Motorist Hits And Kills Tampa Pedestrian
Few details were available about a wreck which killed a man who was apparently walking in the road. The crash, which took place near the intersection of Hillsborough Road and Harney Road, happened shortly before dawn. According to law enforcement, the victim was transported to a local hospital with serious injuries, where he later… Read More »
Driver Sentenced In Fatal 2018 Bayshore Drive Pedestrian Accident
A Hillsborough County judge sentenced Cameron Herrin, who was barely 18 at the time, to twenty-four years in prison for his role in the dual fatal wreck. The high sentence illustrates the devastating effect that a wrongful death has on a family. At the time of the wreck, Herrin was behind the wheel of… Read More »