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In 2010, Florida drivers who are found at fault in three or more car accidents in a three year period will be required to take a special driving course or their driver's license will be cancelled. The driving course is sixteen hours which includes four hours behind the wheel of a car. According to Florida's Department of Motor Vehicles, over 3,000 drivers were at fault in three or more car crashes in a three year time period concluding in 2008.

This story is just a brief reminder to drive safe during the New Year and to avoid drinking and driving. Traffic safety must be taken seriously by all drivers especially when traveling through school zones and roadway construction areas.

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Two airboats in Miami, Florida collided and injured five people. Miami Dade Fire Rescue used helicopters to search the area for those who were injured. One of the men fell into the propeller of one of the boats during the accident causing his leg to be severed. Fellow passengers used a make shift tourniquet with clothing and wrapped it around his leg to prevent the man from bleeding to death. These actions are what are credited with saving this man's life.

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A ninety-one (91) year old Boca Raton man was killed when the wheelchair that he was using was struck by a pickup truck. The man was in a wheelchair because he was struck by a car some days earlier. Charges are pending against the driver who was involved in the truck accident.

This story serves as a reminder to be alert when driving and to pay special attention to pedestirans making their way across the street through crosswalks.

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A ten year old Boynton Beach child was killed when the scooter he was riding was struck by an SUV. The driver of the SUV did not stop to help the child and contniued driving. She was charged with leaving the scene of an accident and driving without a license causing death.

Unfortuantely, the injured child was not wearing a helmet when he was struck by the car and this scooter accident occured. This may have contributed to the seriousness of his injuries and eventual death.

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A recent study found that most holiday car accidents occur the day before or after a holiday and not on the holiday itself. In fact, the days preceding a holiday pose the greatest threat for accident fatalities.

The study found that the typical holiday had a low incidence of car accidents involving crashes and fatalities because most holiday travelers have met their destination and tend to remain there. For example, Thanksgiving Day in 2008 was the thirteenth lowest day for serious car crashes. The increased shopping caused by the discounts given on "Black Friday" makes it a particularly dangerous time to be on the roads.

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Dade County school bus drivers may be banned from texting on their iPhones and Blackberrys while on the roads except in emergency situations. If the proposal passes it would apply to all county employees driving district owned vehicles.

This proposed ban comes after a recent study showed that truck drivers sending text messages on the road were 23 times more likely to have a truck accident or nearly crash than those drivers that were distracted while driving. 19 states (Florida not included) have banned text messaging completely while driving in order to reduce the number of fatal car accidents.

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Researchers at the Transportation Policy Partnership developed the Pedestrian Danger Index (PDI) in order to establish a level playing field for comparing metropolitan areas based on the danger to pedestrians. The PDI corrects for the fact that the cities where more people walk on a daily basis are likely to have a greater number of pedestrian fatalities, by computing the rate of pedestrian deaths relative to the amount of walking residents do on average.

The PDI shows that the most dangerous places to walk are those that fail to make smart infrastructure investments that make roads safer for everyone. The most dangerous metropolitan areas in the United States for walking in 2007-2008 were all in Florida - Orlando, Tampa, Miami and Jacksonville. In other words, the few people who do walk in Florida face a relatively high risk of being killed by in a car accident by traffic.

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A 73-year-old woman died Monday after the car in which she was riding crashed into the back of a flatbed tow truck on Interstate 95 in Fort Lauderdale.

The woman died after this car accident at the scene of the wreck, which began when a northbound tow truck collided with a large metal object near Griffin Road. The tow truck driver was not injured.

Please keep in mind that highway driving is dangerous. Do not use cellular phones when you are on the roads. This only adds to the danger.

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A Ft. Lauderdale woman says it's miraculous that she walked away from a crash that left her sporty Mazda Miata wedged under an oil tanker truck that was making a turn into Port Everglades.

The accident took place along the 2400 block of S. Federal Highway just north of Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport.

The small black convertible car was completely stuck underneath the BV Oil Company tanker truck, the top of the car crushed under the weight of the truck.

The woman, 48, was taken to Broward General Medical Center with minor injuries. She was pulled out of her vehicle by an off-duty Miami-Dade firefighter..

Obviously, this is a reminder to pay attention while driving and to yield to larger vehicles.

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According to news reports, a 51-year-old male died when a truck he was driving veered off the road and struck a tree head-on. The victim was a lieutenant for the Martin County Fire Rescue Station 22 - the same department that responded to the fatality.

The Florida Highway Patrol said the man apparently over corrected when he veered off the road. The FHP also reports the roadway was wet at the time and that may have contributed to the accident, which remains under investigation.

We ask everyone to be careful and wear their seatbelts when driving.

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Under Florida law, it is illegal for anyone under 18 to ride in the bed of a truck unless they wear a seat belt.

By law, Miranda J. Zant should not have been riding in the bed of a pickup truck early Monday. Sadly, she passed away at the age of 16 when the driver of the truck in which she was riding lost control, causing the truck to flip. Zant was one of four people thrown from the vehicle. She died at the scene.Two other people were in the bed of the pickup and one was in the passenger seat. Another passenger who was thrown from the vehicle remained in critical condition Monday.

Of course, this sad tragedy could have been prevented. If you or a loved one need legal counsel after suffering a car or truck accident, please contact The Citron Law Firm toll free at 877-550-4LAW.

A new report issued from the Florida Highway Patrol compiled crash data from around the state for 2008.

Unbelievably- Jacksonville was the top city for the number of crashes in Florida, even topping Miami by about 50 percent. There were 14,000 crashes in Jacksonville in 2008.

There is some good news to report. There were 2,983 traffic fatalities on Florida's roads in 2008, down from 3,221 the year before. This is the first time there have been fewer than 3,000 fatalities on Florida's roads since 2000. Alcohol-related crashes declined six percent during the same time period. Still, drunk driving contributes to about 40 percent of traffic accidents.

Please contact The Citron Law Firm for a no-cost consultation. Our firm handles accident cases throughout the State of Florida. Please call our office at 877-550-4LAW.

Police in say a man in central Florida was crushed to death by his own welding truck when he tried to get the vehicle ready for towing.

The victim was found in a parking lot, police said.

Police say the truck weighed more than 17,950 pounds and it was carrying at least 5,000 pounds of welding materials.

The man got under the vehicle to disconnect the rear drive shaft to prepare the heavy truck for towing. Police say that's what caused the accident.

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