By: Jason M. Melton, Esq. Florida Injury Law Firm Whittel & Melton, LLC We are Florida attorneys who combat Insurance Companies every day to pay the full value for our client’s injuries. In our years of practice, the same self-inflicted financial wounds appear and reappear with our clients— namely that…
A 53-year-old Volusia County, Florida woman died Friday after she drove into a cement truck. The Florida Highway Patrol said she allegedly stopped at a stop sign before rolling her 2011 Nissan into a cement mixer that trapped and killed her at the scene. The cement truck was driven by…
A 22-year-old woman from Putnam County, Florida and a baby were transported to Shands Hospital, at the University of Florida, Tuesday night following an accident that appears to be caused by the woman allegedly drifting off the road. The woman’s injuries have been listed as critical and the baby’s as…
A 56-year-old Marion County father of three was killed Friday after a front-end loader fell on him while working at Construction Tire & Industrial Supply in Ocala, Florida. The Ocala Police Department and Ocala Fire Rescue Officials were on the scene shortly before 9:30 a.m. According to the Ocala Star…
An adult male bicyclist was critically injured in Alachua County, Florida Monday after he was allegedly struck by a car, sending him through the windshield. The crash occurred around 3:45 p.m. on U.S. 441 near Micanopy, FL. The highway was briefly closed so that a helicopter could land. Cycling in…
Hillsborough County Fire rescue responded to a construction scene in Lutz, Florida Monday where a worker fell into a cement hopper that trapped his arm and shoulder. He was transported to Tampa General Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Fourteen firefighters responded to the scene at 2:37 p.m. According to MSNBC,…
What do you do when you are the victim of a Leaving the Scene of an Accident in Florida? Pinellas County police have arrested a 25-year-old Largo woman after she allegedly struck a 32-year-old man with her vehicle and left the scene of the accident. Deputies have charged the woman…
The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a Bronson, Florida pile-up critically injuring an Archer, FL teenager. According to the Levy County Journal, a 1999 Saturn driven by a Bronson man was stopped attempting to turn left at an intersection. A 2004 Ford pick-up truck driven by a 51-year-old Archer man…
A Gainesville, Florida man was hospitalized Saturday morning with non-critical injuries after crashing his single-engine experimental plane. The Gainesville pilot was returning for landing on the runway after taking his plane out when he crashed nose-first. The man was alone in the plane and allegedly remained in the wreckage for…
Two individuals suffered non-life threatening injuries Tuesday night when a wooden staircase between the first and second floor gave way at a Palm River apartment complex. Hillsborough County Fire Rescue transported the two adults to a local hospital, according to the St. Petersburg Times. A ladder truck safely escorted four…