A jury recently awarded a surviving husband $4 million in a wrongful death suit as a result of a nurse’s error that eventually claimed the life of his 29-year-old wife. The man’s wife went in for a hysterectomy, but medical professionals failed to recognize the woman had a latex allergy.…
A north Florida man was seriously injured late Friday when a tractor-trailer making a left hand turn ran over his legs. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the man was sitting on the shoulder of a Suwannee County road when the semitrailer’s left rear tires ran over his legs. The…
A 51-year-old retired astronaut was killed Sunday afternoon while riding on a jet ski with his 22-year-old son off of Pensacola Beach. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials claim the man’s 26-year-old son crashed into them with another jet ski. According to reports, the 26-year-old hit the rear of…
For many Americans, the Fourth of July holiday means grabbing friends and family members and barbecuing on the grill. While cooking out is essentially a rite of summer, most people fail to realize the budding dangers for serious burns and other injuries right in your back yard. According to the…
U.S. transportation safety regulators shut down 26 bus companies last month operating curbside bus routes primarily on the I-95 corridor, Florida and the East Coast for alleged safety violations. This action is the result of a larger investigation into crashes in New York and New Jersey last year that killed…
According to a new federal study released Thursday, fewer motorcyclists are killed in states that have helmet laws. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention performed a study that found nearly five times as many no-helmet motorcycle deaths occur in states that have less restrictive laws. Researchers with the CDC…
One person died and two others were seriously injured following a car accident early Saturday morning in Pasco County. Authorities believe a 32-year-old Brooksville man lost control of his 1986 Corvette around 1 a.m., causing the vehicle to spin out of control. The vehicle apparently rotated, rolled and landed on…
Two unrelated incidents off Fort De Soto Park at the end of April spotlight the hazards the public can face as warm spring weather moves in and people return to the water. A 50-year-old paddle boarder has been missing since April 28 when his board was found near the north…
A 26-year-old St. Pete police officer was issued a careless driving citation Thursday for a February collision that left a man in a wheelchair dead. Investigators claim the 45-year-old victim was impaired and had marijuana in his system when he crossed a street around 4:20 a.m. Feb. 19 apparently wearing…
A 53-year-old nurse’s assistant at a nursing home in St. Johns County was arrested April 13 and charged with elderly abuse after he apparently held a pillow over the face of an 81-year-old female patient. A co-worker allegedly overheard the woman screaming outside the room at 2:30 a.m. After opening…