Fort Myers Personal Injury Lawyer - Automobile Accidents

Fort Myers Teen Arrested In Hit and Run Accident

Chrissie Cole — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:43:00 GMT

A Fort Myers teen was arrested following a hit and run accident that happened Friday at the corner of Rofles Road and Colonial Boulevard.

According to police, Boyd Iven Grigsby III, 10, was arrested and charged with leaving the scene of a crash with property damage.

It appears on Friday night at 6 p.m. Grigsby hit another vehicle with a mother and toddler inside and then left the scene. Grigsby didn’t stop to ensure that the victims weren’t hurt, investigators said.

Florida ranks third-highest in the nation with an average of 3,300 hit and run accidents per year. California and Texas are the highest.

In Florida, drivers that fail to stop and remain on the scene following a crash face possible felony charges, revocation of their driver’s license, court ordered community service and other fines.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Chrissie Cole

Fort Myers Man Killed In Car Crash

Chrissie Cole — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 13:39:00 GMT

A car accident on Tuesday afternoon claimed the life of an 88-year-old Fort Myers man when he failed to yield at a stop sign.

The accident occurred when Mark Gruell Jr., was traveling east and failed to stop at the intersection on McGregor Blvd/S. Town and River Drive, according to Florida Highway Patrol.

His car was struck on the left side by a 1998 Plymouth driven by Sergio Ponce, 27, who was traveling south on McGregor at the time of the crash.

When FHP arrived, they found Ponce was driving without a license. Gruell was transported to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.

An estimated 43 fatal car accidents occur in Florida each year.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Chrissie Cole

Multiple Car Crash In Heavy Smoke In Lee/Hendry Counties on State Road 25

Joseph Bernardo — Sat, 17 May 2008 23:39:21 GMT

A multiple vehicle pile-up involving cars and trucks occurred early this morning in thick smoke from nearby brush fires. It happened on SR 25 near the Lee/Hendry county line. There were numerous injuries and a death.

A 1998 Lincoln four-door was traveling northbound when it rear-ended a semi, according to FHP reports. As traffic slowed because of the crash, another semi failed to slow down for unknown reasons and crashed into the Lincoln and the semi it had collided with.

This caused a domino effect, and, in the end, 11 vehicles, including a bus and at least four semi-trucks, had been involved in five separate crashes.

The driver of one of the vehicles died, but no information was available about the death. The victim has not been released pending notification of the family.

Slowing down in reduced visibility situations is common sense. It appears, unfortunately, not all drivers wish to use it. This type of multiple car/truck crash with resulting numerous injuries and death can be avoided with the above mentioned common sense and appropriate driving behavior in the situation.Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Joseph Bernardo

School Bus and car accident with critical injuries update

Joseph Bernardo — Thu, 01 May 2008 22:26:58 GMT

The recent serious car and school bus crash at a local dangerous intersection has apparently prompted action to get a street light installed. Things are now moving faster after a woman and her teenage daughter ended up in critical condition(where they remain). I noted yesterday that there was the need for a light at this location, Surfside Blvd. and Trafalgar Pkwy. It is now supposed to be installed by the end of May. Tommorrow might be a better idea. I'll be happy to round up some volunteers and we will all go out and help. Bonita Bay group or City of Cape Coral, just let me know. I don't think we need another accident there if it can be prevented.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Joseph Bernardo

School Bus and car accident in Cape Coral cause serious injury

Joseph Bernardo — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:14:48 GMT

A school bus and car collided at a dangerous intersection this afternoon injuring students from a local school and the passengers in the car. The intersection at Surfside and Veterans has no traffic light yet in spite of the dangerous nature of the intersection and the high traffic. A passenger in the vehicle had to be airlifted to a local hospital with life threatening injuries. Several students and the bus driver were taken by ambulance. I happen to live near this area and know it to be a problem. It is a shame that better planning for this recently constructed area didn't produce the appropriate traffic control device. Lee county has its share of accidents which I've been commenting on lately, and we certainly don't need additional and unnecesary ones to add to the total.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Joseph Bernardo

Another serious auto accident in Charlotte County

Joseph Bernardo — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 22:49:35 GMT

As a follow up to today's earlier post, more bad news on the streets of Charlotte and Lee counties. Its getting bad out there. A father and daughter were air lifted to the hospital after a car crash causing life threatening injuries in Charlotte county today. There seems to be a disproportionate number of accidents to the typical growing pains of small to medium sized cities like ours. I don't have the answers as to why this may be the case, but it's something I plan on exploring and commenting on in the coming days.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Joseph Bernardo

Auto Accidents and Death on Lee County roads

Joseph Bernardo — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 14:45:02 GMT

Last week was a dangerous and deadly one on the roads in Lee County. A bicyclist was killed in a crosswalk, a man was killed in a single car crash with a woman passenger injured and taken to the hopital, then a tire blow out on the interstate killed another person and injured five others. Then on Wednesday two more vehicles, a Suburban and a Cadillac crashed causing injury to at least one person who said he was suffering from a minor head injury.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Joseph Bernardo

Long Term Pain In Personal Injury Cases

Joseph Bernardo — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:04:33 GMT

Trauma patients in America's hospitals are not necessarily "all better" just because they are released from the hospital. A large number of those hurt in accidents and falls and are treated at hospitals are not pain free upon their release.

62.7% of patients in hospital admissions from trauma had pain 12 months llater. The pain was characterized as moderately severe. More than half of these patients had 3 painful areas or more.

The above findings come from a study of over 3,000 patients in 69 hopitals in 14 states in the U.S. (published in the Arch Surg. 2008;143(3):282-287.)

Pain is a factor in recovery from an injury. It is also an important component of a claim for damages in a personal injury case.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Joseph Bernardo

Serious Car Accident in Lee County - 4 people injured

Joseph Bernardo — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:56:56 GMT

A car accident left occupants of two(2) vehicles injured last night in Lee county. The occupants were taken to the hospital after at least one vehicle left the roadway and crashed into a telephone pole.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Joseph Bernardo

Florida Motorists May Not See a Drop in Auto Insurance Rates

Chrissie Cole — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 01:41:43 GMT

On October 1st, no-fault auto insurance expires in Florida and many drivers are hoping for lower auto insurance premiums. Insurers were promised an average savings of 13 to 16 percent in premiums.

Drivers will be required to purchase $10,000 in personal injury protection (PIP), to cover medical expenses for drivers and passengers following an accident. For some, especially those who do not have health insurance, higher premiums may await them in the future.

Opponents of the changes are concerned that the amount of lawsuits may increase. They also fear health insurance premiums may increase also.

Reviews by the Miami Herald, of several auto policies that come up for renewal next month, show an average savings of 10 percent or less. And that is if consumers don't buy medical coverage to replace the benefits of what is now provided by PIP.

For more information on this topic, please visit our section on Car & Motorcycle Accidents.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Chrissie Cole