Personal Injury Law

Rash of Auto Crashes Ring in Tampa Bay New Year

By Joe Saunders

Unfortunately, the Tampa Bay area was home to many auto crashes over the holiday weekend. Some of the car crashes to be fatal. In spite of increased police patrols on Tampa Bay roadways, the incidents of DUIs and serious car crashes continued unabated. In Oldsmar, a 39 year old Palm Harbor man was killed when he lost control of his motorcycle. The name of the decedent has not been released at this time. However, the high rate of speed and the fact that he was not wearing a helmet were contributory causes to the fatality. In Tampa, a pedestrian was killed Bernard Hunter, 61, was headed west across Nebraska Avenue north of Fletcher Avenue about 12:20 a.m. when he was hit by Julie Plaza-Rodriguez, 28, the driver of a 1994 Chevrolet station wagon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Full post as published by Tampa Bay Personal Injury Law on January 02, 2008 (boomark / email).