Monthly Archives: February 2018
Fatal Wrong-Way Crash In St. Lucie County
Two teenagers are dead after a wrong-way crash on a dark and dangerous section of Okeechobee Road near Midway Road. Two travelers from Michigan were traveling westbound on the eastbound side of State Road 70. Both of them apparently knew that the recreational vehicle’s headlights weren’t working properly, as one reported that they were… Read More »
Fatal Bicycle Crash In Jensen Beach
As Florida’s Hit and Run Awareness Month gets underway, a homeless man died in a hit-and-run crash. The story highlights the complex fact patterns in many of these cases. A 67-year-old bicyclist was northbound on Northwest Green River Parkway near the Jensen Beach Boulevard intersection when an unknown driver hit him, killed him, and… Read More »
Why The DUI License Suspension Process Matters To You
When Florida police officers stop drivers on suspicion of Driving Under the Influence, a drivers’ license suspension is almost inevitable. The only way to avoid this outcome is to provide a chemical sample that shows a BAC below the legal limit, and that almost never happens. There is an inevitability to the license suspension… Read More »
St. Lucie County Car Crash Kills Three
A trio of Indian River State College are dead after a tortfeasor (negligent driver) driver lost control of his vehicle and slammed into a pair of palm trees. According to family members, the three twenty-somethings were on their way home from a Stewart bar when the driver ran off the road. The crash killed… Read More »
What You Need To Know About PAS
Parental Alienation Syndrome is one of the most common obstacles to effective co-parenting in divorced Florida families. The alienating spouse either consciously or subconsciously drives an emotional or psychological wedge between the targeted parent and the children. PAS was once called “maternal brainwashing,” a label that’s both inaccurate and inflammatory. This moniker probably helped… Read More »
St. Lucie Sheriff’s Deputies Bust Marijuana Distribution Ring
Three people are in custody after deputies served a drug search warrant on a Northwest Belwood Circle residence. In the house, investigators seized roughly 316 grams of marijuana, which is enough to make about 1,200 joints. At the time, the marijuana was in clear plastic baggies. Deputies also seized pipes which contained trace amounts… Read More »
Martin County Car Crash Kills Teenager
The 14-year-old boy is already the third child killed in a Treasure Coast car accident in since Christmas 2017. The young man was a passenger in a 2018 Infinity as it travelled eastbound on Southwest Wildcat Trail near Tropical Farms Park. For unknown reasons, the 28-year-old driver lost control of the vehicle, which left… Read More »
How Would A Lower BAC Limit Affect Treasure Coast Car Crash Claims?
Lawmakers in several jurisdictions have already considered such a measure as a way to reduce car crash fatalities, and based on a new report, more states may soon follow suit. This National Academy of Sciences report proposes that states reduce the Blood Alcohol Content threshold from .08 to .05. In the 1990s, most states… Read More »
