Tampa Distracted Driving Car Accidents Another distracted driving accident occurred last week when a young mother was out for an afternoon walk with her three small children. While driving down the opposite side of the road, a driver became distracted by a cigarette and swerved, hitting three of the four family members from behind. The […]

Florida Insurance Coverage Requirements In Florida, one out of every four drivers does not carry liability insurance coverage. Moreover, many drivers who do maintain liability insurance coverage only maintain a bare minimum amount. Unfortunately, Florida does not require drivers to maintain any amount of bodily injury liability insurance coverage. The law only requires Florida drivers […]

A patrol officer with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office passed away from a fatal car accident on the upper deck of the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway early Saturday morning. A SUV was driving west in the eastbound lane ended up colliding head-on with the patrol officer’s cruiser. The SUV’s driver died at the scene, while […]

Red Light Cameras Causing More Crashes There are twenty-two red light cameras in Tampa. The cameras were originally installed as part of a plan to make our busy intersections safer and to deter drivers from running red lights and causing car accidents. While the legality of the red light cameras has been highly contested, another […]

Texting while Driving Could be a Primary Offense. Florida is one of five states that does not regulate texting while driving as a primary offense, which allows a law enforcement officer to issue a traffic citation for the texting offense without any other traffic violation taking place. Florida’s current law classifies texting while driving as […]