Fatal Wrong-Way Crash on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge

Tampa Wrong-Way Driving Accident Lawyers: Capaz Law Firm

A wrong-way driving accident caused the southbound lanes of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge to be closed early this morning. The Florida Highway Patrol reported that, at approximately 3:34 a.m., a 2005 Ford vehicle was traveling northbound in the southbound lanes of the Skyway Bridge and collided nearly head-on with a 2000 pick-up truck near the area of milepost 8. The truck driver was transported to a local hospital and is listed as being in stable condition. The female wrong-way driver suffered fatal injuries and died at the scene of the two-vehicle crash. This is the second wrong-way accident to be reported in the Tampa Bay area within the past ten days.

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Interstate 4 (I-4): The Most Deadly Interstate in the U.S.

Three Florida Interstates Listed as Top 10 Most Dangerous Interstates

A recent study identified Interstate 4 as the most deadly interstate in the United States. The study considered over seventy interstates across the country and compiled a list of the most dangerous roadways based upon the number of fatalities per mile.  The I-4 is a 132-mile highway that stretches across the state from Tampa to Daytona Beach, and it has been listed as one of the top ten most dangerous highways since 2010.  However, over the past six years, there have been an average of 1.4 deaths per mile on the interstate.

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Capaz Law Firm Urges Tampa Drivers to Drive Safe & Alert

Drowsy Driving Prevention Week: September 1 – 9, 2016

In 2008, eight-year-old Ronshay Dugans was killed when a truck driver fell asleep at the wheel and slammed into her school bus in Tallahassee. The truck driver was reported to be fatigued and driving recklessly. The Dugans Family campaigned for new legislation to help save lives and worked to create the Ronshay Dugans Act to bring attention to the responsibility of drivers to remain alert and sober while behind the wheel. In memory of Ronshay, the Act designates the first week in September as Drowsy Driving Prevention Week in Florida.

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Tampa Distracted Driving Lawyers

Capaz Law Firm Represents Victims of Car Crashes Caused by Distracted Drivers

Life can change in a split second when a driver chooses to take his eyes off the road to read or send a text, to check an app, or to get social media updates. In June 2014, a mother took her two daughters (ages 11 months and 4 years) out for a bike ride near their home in rural Minnesota. At that same time, a driver decided to make a loan payment on his phone. The driver looked down at his phone and then heard a thud. He never even saw the mother and her children. Fortunately, the two children survived; however, the distracted driver killed their mother.

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How Do Your SUV’s Headlights Rate?

Most Small SUVs are Equipped with Poorly-Rated Headlights

Approximately 50% of fatal car accidents occur at night or during the dawn or dusk hours. This fact alone should heighten the importance of a vehicle’s headlights. Unfortunately, headlights are overlooked despite being essential pieces of a vehicle’s safety equipment.

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