Steelers QB Dwayne Haskins Hit & Killed in South Florida

Not even our most celebrated athletes are immune from tragedy, as this past weekend the NFL mourned the loss of promising young QB, Dwayne Haskins, a former Heisman finalist from Ohio State. The QB was training in South Florida with teammates when he was struck and killed by a dump truck early one Saturday morning. …

The state of Florida has excellent weather for pedestrians. It is rarely cold enough to require heavy clothing and even rain generally lasts only a short time. But pedestrians must share The Sunshine State’s streets with its nearly 21 million registered motor vehicles—a task which is not always easy In fact, Florida ranks second in…

A 58-year-old man was killed in a Jacksonville car accident when an unlicensed driver struck him as he crossed the street. According to a News 4 Jax report, the fatal pedestrian accident happened on Atlantic Boulevard. The victim died at the scene. The 24-year-old driver had marijuana and drug paraphernalia in the truck and previously…

It is important to review car accident statistics to determine if certain areas are more dangerous than others. When a particular city, street or intersection has a high number of accidents, steps should be taken to make the area safer for motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians. According to a data mined by Smart Growth America, Jacksonville…

The city of Fort Lauderdale is trying an experiment when it comes to augmenting the safety of pedestrians who attempt to cross Los Olas Boulevard in its entertainment district. The city is providing neon flags that pedestrians can wave while crossing in the crosswalk. The idea, says a spokeswoman for the city, is to make…

The Palm Beach County pedestrian fatality attorneys at Farah & Farah are following a trial that has just begun in which the parents of a nine-year-old boy who was struck and killed by a van in 2011 are suing a Jupiter condo association and a management firm for negligence and wrongful death. What makes this…