Head-on accidents are typically fatal, especially when semi-trucks and multiple vehicles are involved. A woman was recently killed in Florida after her vehicle spun out and hit a semi-truck head-on. Another person was injured in the deadly crash. The accident occurred on the afternoon of December 13 on U.S. 90 at Warden Circle in Baker County. A 32-year-old woman from …
When you think of workers’ compensation and injuries in the workplace, you may think of accidents such as getting hit by a vehicle or tripping and falling. However, employees can also get injured by intentional acts such as workplace violence. Workplace violence refers to any act or threat of physical violence, harassment, intimidation, or other threatening disruptive behavior that occurs …
In an instant, a person can suffer a traumatic injury that affects their life for a long time or even forever. Traumatic injuries happen suddenly and require immediate medical attention. They are the result of penetrating, blunt, and burn mechanisms and can be caused by motor vehicle accidents, falls, sports injuries, and natural disasters. Traumatic injuries can happen at home, …
Can technology influence a person to kill themselves? A Florida mother thinks so. The mother of a Florida teenager is filing a wrongful death lawsuit against a chatbot that encouraged her son to take his own life. The mother said her 14-year-old son shot and killed himself after he became obsessed with a character he created online. The director of …
The family of a man who was killed in a crash caused by an intoxicated driver in 2021 is finally getting justice. The driver has been charged with second-degree murder and will face up to life in prison after deliberately hitting and killing the victim in Daytona Beach. The driver has also been found guilty of DUI manslaughter, vehicular homicide, …
The ocean can be dangerous. Rip currents and waves can cause a person to drown, and sadly, that was what happened to a man in 2020. The 48-year-old former firefighter-paramedic drowned during a group therapy outing with a treatment facility. In the fall of 2020, Jeffrey Watson drowned in a rip current off Daytona Beach, Florida. At the time of …
Police officers are in place to help citizens in the community. They are supposed to arrest criminals and keep the peace. And while many do, a large number of law enforcement officials engage in questionable activities. Many abuse their power; they take advantage of their power and arrest innocent people. Some police officers use excessive and unreasonable force, which is …
The police are supposed to protect their citizens, but sometimes they do more harm than good. Many engage in excessive and unreasonable force with citizens who are believed to be committing crimes but are actually not. This has happened many times in Florida, and the situation continues to exist today. Recently, in early September 2024. A traffic stop involving Miami …
You never know what might happen at work. You might come across an unruly customer. You might trip and fall or get injured by equipment. You could even die in an explosion. Unfortunately, the latter happened at a Firestone shop in Florida, where a tire exploded for unknown reasons, killing a worker. The fatal explosion happened on the afternoon of …
Chicken is delicious to eat, but not so much when it has metal in it. More than 100,000 pounds of chicken was recently recalled in stores throughout Florida because they may have been contaminated with metal wire. On August 16, Perdue Foods LLC recalled 167,171 pounds of frozen, ready-to-eat chicken breast nuggets and tender products after some customers reported finding …
