Heading into the festive season brings many temptations to participate in drinking alcohol. Not all drivers can resist, making Florida roads more dangerous than usual. It is not only alcohol consumption that causes impairment. Controlled substances, over-the-counter...
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Driving any vehicle while drunk puts others in danger
The vast majority of drunk driving accidents are the result of an impaired person driving a car, truck, SUV or motorcycle. However, someone intoxicated by drugs or alcohol can cause a serious wreck using just about any vehicle. This includes things like bicycles and...
What if I’m injured in a crash by a drunk driver?
It can happen in a second. You are on your way back to your condo rental after a long day in Orlando’s tourist parks. A driver runs a red light and smashes right into your vehicle. When you wake up after the crash, you know you’re injured immediately. Your feel...
Texting isn’t the only form of dangerous distracted driving
The media, the police and lawmakers all warn people to stop texting while driving because it’s dangerous and causes accidents. It’s true that texting and driving definitely takes your mind off what you should be doing, takes your hands off the wheel and your eyes off...
Whether someone is drunk isn’t always measured by BAC
You may be like many others here in Fort Walton Beach who think that as long as a person’s blood alcohol content is less than 0.08% then they aren’t drunk. While having a BAC of 0.08% or higher does make a person legally intoxicated, BAC levels below that percentage...
Social media is making an appearance in personal injury claims
You may have seen news stories across the internet discussing how family law attorneys warn their clients not to spend much time, if any, on social media during divorce and/or child custody proceedings. They give that advice because spouses are introducing evidence...
The top 5 distractions that can kill you while you drive
Everyone knows that distracted driving is a big no-no, but how many people actually think that they will wind up dead because they took a bite out of a burger or switched the radio station while driving? Most people don't consider those actions to be life-threatening....
3 things to know about distracted driving
You never saw the pickup truck veering into your lane. All you know is that your minivan was hit and now you have to worry about how you are going to help your children recover from their injuries while you are trying to recover from your own injuries. As you get out...
4 ways to spot a distracted driver this winter
Texting, talking on the phone, reading behind the wheel, and even eating are things you've seen other divers in the lane next to you do at one time or another. Forty-five states have outlawed texting while driving, and since approximately 87 percent of drivers have...
Staying focused while driving during the holidays
In June of 2015, Florida unveiled a safety campaign to address the problem of distracted driving. In an effort to encourage drivers to pull over in order to use their phones, the state has introduced "Safe Phone Zones" which include designated rest areas and welcome...