Safety

Published on: June 25, 2026

Daughter of Former Child Star, Jamie Lynn Spears, Shares ‘Not So Fun’ Recovery from ATV Accident. What to Know.

About a decade after a near-fatal ATV accident on their family’s property, Jamie Lynn Spears and her daughter are opening up about the teen’s recovery.

Maddie Watson, now 18, was just 8 years old when she was riding around her family’s property in Louisiana on an ATV around their pond. At one point, she reportedly fell in while still on the vehicle, according to reporting from national media. The mother and daughter made headlines this week following a sit-down interview with People Magazine.

“My father-in-law, my mother-in-law, me and my husband, we ran to jump in to save her and you kind of — in that moment you think, ‘This is not real. She’s going to pop up, this isn’t real,’” explained Spears, a former child star and younger sister to early 2000s icon and singer Britney Spears.

Published on: June 18, 2026

Ira Leesfield Discusses E-Bike Safety Ahead of SB 382

By Leesfield & Partners

Leesfield & Partners’ Founder and Managing Partner, Ira Leesfield, has admonished the lack of regulations related to the use of micromobility devices since at least 2019.

Nearly a decade later, and Florida lawmakers have crafted much-needed regulations and an exploratory task force to track crashes and other incidents that will go into effect on July 1 if signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis.

“It’s an unregulated problem, which is only getting exponentially worse, really exponentially worse,” Mr. Leesfield told ABC 7’s Juliana Narvaez.

Published on: January 12, 2026

Family’s Call to Action After Uber Driver Injured in ‘Senseless Attack’ in Miami. What to Know.

By Leesfield & Partners

The family of a 61-year-old Uber driver who was suddenly attacked by a passenger during a ride has called for the company to do more to protect drivers.

“Please share this,” Nelson Carinao’s son wrote on his social media page following the attack. “I don’t wish this upon any parent. It is sickening that this kind of behavior was inflicted on my own father.”

The incident happened on Friday, Jan. 2 when Carinao picked up 19-year-old Isaiah Norton for a drive meant to go through Interstate 95 from Broward to Miami-Dade County, according to reporting from WSVN. After several minutes in the car, dashcam footage shows Norton repeatedly punching Carinao as he drove.

Published on: September 24, 2025

Michigan Inmates Hospitalized for Carbon Monoxide Exposure. How Leesfield & Partners has Represented Countless Florida Victims.

By Leesfield & Partners

At least nine inmates at the Ionia County Jail in Michigan were hospitalized over the weekend after being exposed to carbon monoxide.

The incident happened Saturday around 12:22 a.m. Jail staff members were allegedly told by inmates that there was a “chemical smell” and inmates also reported “not feeling well,” according to reporting from The Daily News, a publication reporting on Montcalm and Ionia Counties.

The apparent cause, according to the publication, was a malfunction with a ventilation pipe on a boiler.

Published on: August 13, 2025

Cops Bust ‘E-bike Street Takeover’ in Port St. Lucie. What to Know.

By Leesfield & Partners

Officers from the Port St. Lucie Police Department say that approximately 50 people came to town for a planned “street takeover” in the area, with some even traveling from Palm Beach and Tampa.

When the “lawless” brigade arrived, however, officers were ready to greet them.

The incident happened over the weekend after police discovered chatter online about a planned meetup near SW Village Parkway and SW Crosstown Parkway. Those who showed up included both minors and adults.

Published on: June 27, 2025

Generators Can Save You During a Hurricane — Unless You Make This One Mistake

By Leesfield & Partners

With the 2025 hurricane season nearing its first full month, safety experts are urging Floridians to avoid a dangerous but all-too-common generator error.

As hurricane season continues, families all across the Sunshine State will prepare their homes and/or essential electricity devices — such as phone chargers, medical equipment and refrigerators — to be powered by generators in case of any power outages. Generators burn fuels like propane, diesel or gasoline in order to produce electricity. Carbon monoxide is a byproduct of that combustion process and, if not properly ventilated, then that can make for some pretty dangerous circumstances for unwitting residents.

Dangers of Carbon Monoxide

Published on: June 3, 2025

String of South Florida Shootings Raise Safety Alarms. What to Know.

By Leesfield & Partners

A string of South Florida shootings that made headlines over the weekend raise alarms about safety and security at grocery stores and shopping centers.

The first of the three shootings took place in a Pembroke Pines shopping plaza Saturday morning. It began with a verbal argument at the Pembroke Gardens shopping plaza and ended with gunfire, according to local media reporting. When police arrived, they found one man who had been shot. His injuries were non-life-threatening, according to previous reporting.

The investigation is ongoing, and no arrests have been made.