As Labor Day Nears, Think Safety
August 31, 2011 by Scott McPherson
Filed under Personal Injury Help
It has been another excellent summer in the Pasco County area, and of course here in our corner of the Sunshine State the benefits of summer extend well beyond the official end of the season. Though it is not officially the end of summer, Labor Day has traditionally been seen as a symbol of the [...]
Triumph Motorcycle Recall Announced
August 29, 2011 by Scott McPherson
Filed under Automotive Recalls
Although the facts indicate that the actions of drivers are the cause of most motor vehicle accidents, they are by no means the cause of all of them. We try to pay attention to the vehicular recalls that are issued and pass them along to our readership because accidents are sometimes caused by vehicle and [...]
Drowning Ruled Cause Of Death In Parasailing Accident
August 26, 2011 by Scott McPherson
Filed under Personal Injury Help
It can the a lot of fun to engage in activities such as parasailing, but there are certain inherent risks involved as well. Thousands and thousands of people do it every year without incident, but every now and then an accident does take place. Given the nature of the activity, when something does go awry [...]
Pasco School Bus Accident Update
August 25, 2011 by Scott McPherson
Filed under Personal Injury Help
Anytime you are involved in passing along news you are forced to share information that is not entirely positive much of the time. But on this day we can report some encouraging information regarding the Pasco school bus accident that took place on Tuesday. As we have reported previously, a 2001 Buick LeSabre that was [...]
Roadway Courtesy & Cooperation
August 24, 2011 by Scott McPherson
Filed under Auto Safety
The vast majority of accidents take place due to the actions of one or more of the drivers involved. We are well aware of highly publicized misdeeds that lead to injury accidents and highway fatalities. They include things like distracted driving (largely through the use of cell phones and handheld devices) as well as driving [...]
Accident Involving School Bus In Pasco
August 23, 2011 by Scott McPherson
Filed under Pasco County
Any Pasco injury accident is very bad news, but anytime a school bus is involved it is especially harrowing. Nobody wants to see any person injured, but when innocent children are involved who were not in any way responsible for the decisions that led to the accident it is all the more difficult to digest. [...]
“Drive Sober Or Get Pulled Over” Campaign Underway
August 22, 2011 by Scott McPherson
Filed under Auto Safety
Law enforcement agencies all over the country are participating in a DUI crackdown that started back on August 19th and is continuing through September 5th. The campaign is entitled “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over,” and that phrase says it all. If you defy the law and take to the roadways under the influence and [...]
Never Leave Children In Hot Cars
August 19, 2011 by Scott McPherson
Filed under Auto Safety
One of the most tragic occurrences imaginable is the death of an innocent child. There are many different perils out there, and one of them is the danger that exists when someone leaves a child in a car when it is sweltering hot outside. Of course we have some of the hottest weather in the [...]
Personal Injury In Pasco County
August 18, 2011 by Scott McPherson
Filed under Personal Injury Help
The reason why we pass along information about all of the major accidents that cause personal injuries and deaths in Pasco County is because we want to raise awareness in an effort to improve public safety. When you read about the ways that accidents happen and the consequences that follow it really gets into your [...]
Sentence Handed Down In Deadly 2007 Accident
August 17, 2011 by Scott McPherson
Filed under Pasco County
On Christmas Day in 2007 a fatal crash took place in Pasco County that killed Denise and Gerard Bassi and Linda McWilliams, Denise’s mother, while seriously injuring her husband Ray McWilliams, who did ultimately survive. (He has since passed away, in March of this year.) It happened on U.S. 19 when the family was stopped [...]