Automobile Accidents

• Man killed in Wreck

  Eddie Farah | December 19, 2006 7:33 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  On December 18, 2006 Michael Johnson of Northport, FL is believed to have caused a three vehicle accident when he swerved his BMW across traffic to exit onto McDuff Avenue, in Jacksonville, FL. According to investigators Johnson's BMW struck a van and then struck a truck. The BMW and truck flipped on their roofs, blocking the off ramp for several hours. Johnson was treated and transported to...

• ATV rider dies

  Eddie Farah | December 18, 2006 7:04 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  On December 17, 22-year old Keith Jones was driving his Yamaha ATV on the streets of Jacksonville Boulevard and as he began to cross Atlantic Boulevard to make a U-turn, drove into the path of a car driven by 18 year-old Christopher SaundersAlthough Mr. Jones was wearing a helmet, he died at the scene. Mr. Saunders was not injured, however 18 year old Jacob Robins his passenger, suffered minor...

• Man dies after hitting stopped car

  Eddie Farah | December 08, 2006 7:24 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  On Thursday, December 7, 2006, Gene Rowe, age 65 ran into the rear of a car driven by Mary Wilson who had stopped only moments before because of an earlier accident. The ">accident occurred on County Road 125, Glen St. Mary, Florida.Edward Force, 21, has hit a deer and tied the animal to the hood of his vehicle. At 6:00 a.m. he crashed into a Baker County Sheriff's Office vehicle.Gene Rowe...

• Accident settled for $11M

  Eddie Farah | December 06, 2006 3:06 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  In 1995, Florida State Troopers responded to a three-vehicle crash and found Lucy Balled comatose and face down on pavement. FHP believed she caused the accident.According to the police report, Ms. Ballard crashed a Nissan, into a semi-trailer after an improper lane change. Her vehicle bounced into another semi then back to the first and she was ejected through the rear window after the...

• Suit filed against JTA

  Eddie Farah | November 22, 2006 9:16 AM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  In August of 2005, Ashleigh Eminisor was struck by a Jacksonville Transient Authority Trolley while crossing the one of the main streets in Jacksonville, Florida. At the time of the accident she was taking her friend a two-month old baby to visit her motherThe trolley operated by JTA ignored a red light and ran over her leg, crushing the main bone. The driver was the charged with careless...

• Three killed in crash

  Eddie Farah | November 11, 2006 5:37 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  An automobile crash on Wednesday took the lives of three Middleburg residences and injures three more in a three-vehicle collision.According to the Florida Highway patrol, Jeffrey A. Spear was driving a 2005 Nissan, southbound on Country Road 215 when his vehicle struck a 2003 Chevrolet Avalanche driven by Edward Abruscato. Mr. Abruscato had failed to stop at an intersection of the roadway. ...

• Fiery Wreck closes I-95

  Eddie Farah | November 06, 2006 4:00 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  A fuel tanker owned by a Pipeline Transportation out of Jacksonville, Florida fell from the I-95 overpass in North Miami, Florida and crashed onto a church parking lot, resulting in a raging fire which forced the evacuation of a nearby school.This ">trucking occurred at 9:00 a.m, this morning causing a section of I-95 southbound trafficto be closed until approximately 3:00 today. Miami-Dade...

• Guilty Pleas in road rage death.

  Eddie Farah | October 24, 2006 1:24 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  Monday, Dr. Salim Ghazi appeared before Judge Ruth in Jacksonville, Florida on charges of vehicular homicide in the November 2005 road rage death of a 24 year-old Jacksonville woman. He plead guilty to two counts of reckless driving and was sentenced to one year probation and 150 hours community service.This plead agreement was offered by the State's Attorney Office with the consent of the...

• Emotial Client

  Eddie Farah | June 19, 2006 4:40 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  Dealing with an emotional client over the telephone is probably one of the most difficult things you can encounter. These clients are often in pain and frequently taking pain medication. Because they are not able to work they are under heavy financial strains. They are looking for sympathy and are angry at our legal system because it is too slow to handle their problem now!!. They are often...

• FL Motorcycle Helmet Debate

  Eddie Farah | June 09, 2006 1:26 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  In recent weeks at least four motorcycle riders were killed. Two of these motorcycle riders were police officers riding their personal motorcycle off duty. None of these riders were wearing helmets. Reports of this type of accidents are occurring more regularly. These fatalities probably could have been avoided had the riders been wearing helmets. Since 1999 when the Florida Legislature...