By Steven Combs | Published February 28, 2017 | Posted in Personal Injury | Tagged Tags: wrongful death | Leave a comment
The family of a Jacksonville man who police officers shot and killed in 2014 recently filed a lawsuit that, among other things, asks for officers to receive better training for handling people who have mental illnesses. Defendants in the lawsuit include the city of Jacksonville, the Jacksonville Chief of Police Tommy Thompson, Officer Dale Edwards Read More
Read MoreTwo teenagers were sent to a local hospital and were listed as being in critical condition after a serious accident near Nease High School in Ponte Vedra Beach. The crash reportedly occurred at the intersection of U.S. Highway 1 and Ray Road. Police officials said a 17-year-old and 15-year-old were driving a Toyota Corolla and Read More
Read MoreA recent accident on Interstate 295 on Monday, November 21 reportedly occurred because the driver of a van failed to properly change lanes. According to reports, this action caused a sports car and a dump truck to cross into the median, directly into oncoming traffic. The 18-year-old driver of the sports car and a 72-year-old Read More
Read MoreOn November 19, a 23-year-old man was reportedly driving a Yamaha R1 motorcycle on Interstate 295 in Jacksonville with a 22-year-old female passenger on the back. During the ride, however, the woman fell off and was killed. In the week that followed, investigators discovered the man had been arrested earlier in November on reckless driving Read More
Read MoreA driver who reportedly led police on a chase in Jacksonville after refusing to comply with a routine traffic stop eventually caused an accident that led to the death of an 11-year-old boy. The boy was severely injured in the multivehicle crash, which took place on San Jose Boulevard in Jacksonville October 26. Police were Read More
Read MoreJacksonville police officers responded to a pedestrian accident in the early morning hours of Thursday, November 3 in Jacksonville, only to discover the victim was already dead and the alleged perpetrator had fled the scene. The accident reportedly occurred in the 8300 block of New Kings Road, which has been the site of an unusually Read More
Read MoreA 56-year-old man from Orange Park, Florida, died in a hit-and-run accident Wednesday, November 23 on New Kings Road. According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, the man was the seventh person to be struck and killed on that five-mile stretch of New Kings Road between Interstate 295 and Edgewood Avenue this year alone, adding to Read More
Read MoreA construction worker has reportedly died after falling 15 stories in downtown West Palm Beach in a September accident. According to law enforcement authorities, the worker was on the top floor of a building that’s under construction when he fell. His family’s attorney said that the man’s safety harness broke. The Occupational Safety and Health Read More
Read MoreRetired National Football League star Lawrence Taylor was arrested in early September for suspicion of driving under the influence (DUI) after a Palm Beach Gardens accident in which he reportedly side-swiped a police vehicle and struck a motor home. Taylor was arrested immediately after the crash. This was not the first time he has found Read More
Read MoreThe driver of a Ford Mustang has reportedly died after being involved in an accident with a garbage truck that caused a road near Kings Highway in Port Charlotte to be closed off for a period of time. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the Mustang’s driver was speeding down Loveland Boulevard when he hit Read More
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