Automobile Accidents

• Sides Drawn in PIP No-Fault Insurance Debate

  Eddie Farah | March 09, 2007 12:27 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  It might not be the most high-profile issue in front of the Florida Legislature this session, but the impending October 1st sunset of PIP automobile insurance is an issue that affects all Floridians and their bank accounts.Consider this--an uninsured motorist is in an auto accident. Regardless of who is at fault, PIP (Personal Injury Protection) provisions of your auto insurance offer $10,000...

• 6 Die in Crashes During Bike Week

  Eddie Farah | March 08, 2007 6:36 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  It is supposed to be a fun-fest for lovers of motorcycles, but so far six motorcyclists have died on Florida's roads during the festivities in Daytona Beach.The latest occured when two motorcyclists died in a head-on crash. 31-year old Brian Charles Greene was in the westbound lane driving east passing a line of cars when he collided with 46-year old Charles Bigbee. Both men were from Deltona...

• State Crackdown on Unsafe Driving

  Eddie Farah | March 01, 2007 11:04 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  Most of us will admit that driving to work or across town can sometimes be a harrowing experience. It just seems that there are more aggressive drivers who use their cars to express their frustration and lack of patience. Cars should never be used as a means to express anger and when you feel like gunning it to make a point--get a grip on yourself and your car!The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP)...

• Clay County Head-On Accident Victim Buried

  Eddie Farah | February 24, 2007 9:13 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  Victoria Brandt was newly enrolled to be a third grader at Clay Hill Elementary School --instead this weekend she will be buried after a head-on collision on the Shands Bridge in Clay County earlier this week. 8-year-old Brandt, was one of three children killed in the four-vehicle crash that happened Monday when an SUV mysteriously veered into oncoming traffic near the Shands Bridge. ...

• Highway Traffic Safety Regulators Asleep on the Job

  Eddie Farah | February 16, 2007 10:38 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  Anyone who passes a big-rig on the highway knows the feeling -- your heart races, you hold your breath and say a little prayer. You hope the truck driver is paying attention and has had enough sleep that day. But we know from experience that too many truckers on the road are pushing the limits. And federal rules now allow drivers to work 14-hour days, 11-hours behind the wheel, that's three...

• CNN Investigates Insurance

  Eddie Farah | February 10, 2007 4:29 AM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  You have to give some credit to CNN's Anderson Cooper and his producer. They have dared to go where reporters seldom do -- inside the insurance industry to highlight the real-life problems with insurance payouts.Take the case of Roxanne Martinez of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Cooper and producer followed her claims with Allstate after her car was hit by another. Medical bills, damage to her car and...

• Jacksonville Woman's Car Shot

  Eddie Farah | February 09, 2007 10:48 AM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  A Jacksonville woman says she's lucky to be alive after her car's windshield was shot by a small caliber gunduring morning rush-hour traffic Wednesday.Rebecca Morrison was traveling along Interstate-295 on the Westside in the southbound lanes between Pritchard Road and the Commonwealth Avenue exit. The Sheriff's office believes a 22-caliber gun might have left the nickel-sized hole in her...

• Wrecks in Jacksonville

  Eddie Farah | January 21, 2007 2:07 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  Jacksonville, Florida's population has grown significantly in the past several years. More and more vehicles are on the road daily and commuting to and from work has become significantly challenging. With this growth comes an increase in vehicle accidents.Last week within hours, Jacksonville Sheriff's Office responded to the first in a series. It was about 12:20 p.m, when a pedestrian stepped...

• Major backup I-95

  Eddie Farah | January 03, 2007 8:06 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  A seven-vehicle crash left traffic at a stand still on I-95 between the J. Turner Butler Boulevard and Bowden Road exits, in Jacksonville, Florida todayAccording to the Florida Highway Patrol, the driver of a pickup truck towing a trailer in the center lane heading northbound on I-95 lost control of his vehicle and collided with a semi in the right hand lane. This started a chain resulting in...

• Woman charged in hit, hit run

  Eddie Farah | December 27, 2006 7:27 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  On December 21, 2006, Denise Rose Tavary crasher her way through the City of St. Augustine, Florida in her Ford Explorer SUV. Witnessed say they saw her run a stop sign, hit a truck on Avenida Menendez, veer into a parking lot, plow into two more care and then drove back onto Avenida Mendez.She drove a few hundred yards and rammed Damage to five vehicles about $7,500.00. Damage to her vehicle...