Just over a month after Waymo’s autonomous ride-hailing service was launched in Miami, the company is already facing dubious safety concerns. Videos of one of the company’s autonomous vehicles stopped on the Venetian Causeway Bridge and causing a traffic backup went viral online last month. The incident sparked conversations online…
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‘One Moment of Inattention’ Has Severe Consequences: Leesfield & Partners Files Lawsuit on Behalf of a Severely Injured Monroe County Bicyclist
Leesfield & Partners filed a lawsuit this week on behalf of a man who was ejected from his bike following a crash on Stock Island with a commercial truck driver. “This driver’s one moment of inattention has left my client with life-altering injuries,” said Bernardo Pimentel II, a Trial Attorney…
‘He’s so Young:’ Family of Boy Injured in New Year’s Day ATV Crash in Miami Expects Months-Long Recovery.
The family of a 14-year-old boy who sustained a head injury after a crash on his all-terrain vehicle (ATV) on New Year’s Day does not expect him to return to school this year, according to reporting from WSVN. The incident happened just after 6 p.m. near Southwest 220th Street and…
Florida Child, 11, Dies after Hit by Car While Walking from School Bus Stop, police say
A sixth grader who was it by a car while walking away from her school bus died Thursday from her injuries, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The 11-year-old girl was dropped off by her school bus around 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon in Brooksville, a city in Hernando County…
Mother and Son Seriously Injured In Miami Crash, authorities say. Leesfield & Partners’ Long History of Representing Injured Crash Victims.
A mother, 20, and her 5-year-old son were seriously injured in a crash over the weekend in Allapattah, a neighborhood in the City of Miami, officials told The Miami Herald. Emergency responders were called around 8:20 a.m. to the area of 1793 NW 20th St. on Friday where the mother’s…
YouTuber with Millions of Subscribers Gets Backlash for Texting While Driving Before Violent Miami Crash.
Jack Doherty, a YouTuber with over 14 million subscribers, is under fire for allegedly texting while driving before violently crashing his McLaren 570S over the weekend in Miami. The crash, live-streamed in a since-deleted video on Kick, shows the 20-year-old looking down at his phone while rain poured down on…
One dead following morning Broward County crash on Oct. 2, officials say
A woman died after her car careened into a Broward County canal following a crash, police said. Police were called out to the crash around 6 a.m. Wednesday in Cooper City after they received 911 calls about a car in the canal. The driver allegedly crashed into a bridge barrier…
E-biker accused of leaving scene after crash that injured man on Central Florida beach, police say.
An E-bike rider was charged with a felony after an alleged hit-and-run crash with a man on a Central Florida beach, local police announced Wednesday. The 37-year-old was charged Monday with felony leaving the scene of an accident with injuries and operating an electric bicycle in a manner likely to…
Pedestrian hit, killed while walking with children by two cars in Ohio, officials say. As more cars are on the road, it’s important to stay vigilant.
An Ohio grandmother was struck July 8 by a car backing out of a driveway, then a passing SUV, resulting in the woman’s death. The woman, 72, was walking down the sidewalk with two children, a toddler and a 7-year-old, around 11:30 a.m. when a car backed out of the…