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Auto accidents can happen on highways as well as city streets, and for a variety of reasons. Accidents can be especially bad in intersections. These kinds of accidents cannot be taken for granted since many motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians are affected by these sorts of accidents every day. (more…)

Auto accidents of all kinds can prove very serious, resulting in major damage to vehicles as well as severe injuries to drivers and passengers. This is especially true for head-on collision. Our Melbourne personal injury attorneys would like to take a moment right now to look at some of the various factors that go into head-on auto accident cases. (more…)

USA Today-February 17, 2013-According to the article BMW is recalling 30,265 X5 midsize SUVs due to a problem with the brakes, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The recall covers model-year 2007 to 2010 versions of the popular luxury SUV. The affected vehicles are equipped with V-8 engines and were manufactured from Sept. 12, 2006, through March 18, 2010. The date a vehicle was built is pasted on a sticker on the driver-side doorjamb. The issue centers around a brake vacuum pump system, which could leak. If it does, the leak could interfere with the power brakes, causing them to not work properly and lead to a crash. BMW told NHTSA that so far, there have not been any accidents related to this issue.

BMW will notify owners later this month, and dealers will replace the brake vacuum line for free.

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Motorcycle accidents can be very serious, resulting in catastrophic injuries that can change your life as well as the lives of your loved ones. They can occur for various reasons, and not always the fault of other motorists on the road. Our team of Melbourne personal injury attorneys would like to look at different types of motorcycle accidents so you have a good understanding of what can cause them and why they can be such serious matters. (more…)

Motorcycle accidents can be especially serious for the motorcyclist. Since motorcycles are so small on the road and motorcyclists are so vulnerable to injury, many auto accidents involving motorcycles wind up being major injury crashes. In a number of cases, these accidents can have lasting repercussions on a motorcyclist’s life, and may even result in the death of the motorcyclist.

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Melbourne Man Injured in Wreck

Florida Today-January 26, 2012-According to the article a Melbourne, Brevard County, Florida man suffered minor injuries and was hospitalized early Friday after a fiery crash on the Beachline Expressway just outside Orlando, Florida. According to Florida Highway Patrol a 1994 Ford van and a dump truck were both headed west on the highway when the can rear-ended the dump truck. This caused both vehicles to go off the north side of the road and catch on fire. The 51-year-old Melbourne man was taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center. The 41-year-old dump truck driver from Orlando was not injured. The accident occurred around 4:30 a.m.

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Woman Dead and Mom Injured in ShootingFlorida Today-January 22, 2012-According to the article a Cocoa family was planning to celebrate one member’s 7^th birthday on Monday when an unknown man ran into their apartment and gunned down two women. The man killed one and gravely wounded the other according to police. The second woman was shot several times, including once in the head. She was airlifted and taken to Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne, Brevard County, Florida. The article goes onto say the police arrived at the Clearlake Road address with reports of gunfire just after noon on Monday. The two women have not been identified, but are mother and daughter. It’s not clear whether or not they were targeted or it was random crime. Witnesses reported seeing the suspect fleeing the scene along a fence on the south side of the apartments. Police believe his gun may have gone off as he jumped over the fence. There was a bullet hole found in the window of a red car parked nearby.

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Pedestrian Struck on State Road 50Florida Today-February 4, 2013-According to the article a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle driven by an off-duty Brevard County sheriff’s deputy Saturday night on State Road 50 in Titusville, Brevard County, Florida. City police are investigating the incident. The20-year-old pedestrian was transported to the hospital with serious injuries after he was hit by a 2001 Honda at about 10:45 p.m. The incident occurred near Hickory Hill Boulevard in Titusville. The article goes onto say that the pedestrian was not in the crosswalk. The driver, 49-year-old Titusville resident, rendered aid to the pedestrian and remained at the scene until police arrived. The deputy was not working and driving a personal vehicle at the time of the accident.

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An Injured Motorcyclist Taken from Merritt Island AirportFlorida Today-January 30, 2013-According to the article a motorcyclist was airlifted from Merritt Island Airport this afternoon after crashing his motorcycle. Apparently, the cyclist lost control of his motorcycle while on a road at the airport off South Courtenay Parkway on Merritt Island, Brevard County, Florida. The article goes onto say that the motorcyclist suffered head injuries and was airlifted in stable condition. The accident occurred around 2:15 p.m.

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Rider Injured in Collision with SUV

Florida Today-January 31, 2013-According to the article a motorcyclist was airlifted with life threatening injuries after a crash that occurred Wednesday afternoon in Cocoa, Brevard County, Florida. The accident was reported around 1:00 p.m. near Roundtree Drive just north of the Beachline Expressway. According to Florida Highway Patrol the accident involved a 2000 Kawasaki motorcycle and a 1999 Dodge sport utility vehicle. The 47-year-old rider of the motorcycle was airlifted to Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne, Brevard County, Florida in critical condition. The 51-year-old driver of the SUV of Cocoa was injured but was not taken to the hospital. Police closed down all lanes of the highway while police were on the scene and a medical helicopter landed to pick up the motorcyclist.

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Melbourne Village Police Car Crashes

Florida Today-January 31, 2013-According to the article Florida Highway Patrol are investigating a crash that damaged a Melbourne Village police car on Wednesday in West Melbourne, Brevard County, Florida. The accident occurred around 12:35 p.m. at Wickham Road and NASA Boulevard in West Melbourne, Brevard County, Florida. According to Florida Highway Patrol a black Mercedes SUV hit a marked Melbourne Village patrol car. No injuries were reported from the accident. The crash remains under investigation.

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Child Airlifted After Falling from Swing

Florida Today-January 31, 2013-According to the article a 10-year-old child was airlifted to Orlando hospital after falling off a swing at Discovery Elementary School in Palm Bay, Brevard County, Florida on Wednesday. The incident happened around 11:00 a.m. at the school at 1275 Glendale Avenue, N.W. According to the police the child fell from the swing and hit his head and taken to Arnold Palmer for Children and Women with injuries that were no life threatening.

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Nothing beats the pure rush of riding a motorcycle, as any biker can attest. Unfortunately, motorcycle accidents are extremely common, and because motorcycles afford little in the way of protection to riders, serious injuries and deaths too often result. The Melbourne personal injury attorneys of Charpentier Law Firm, P.A., are dedicated advocates of bikers’ rights. We proudly represent injured victims of motorcycle accidents in court, fighting for the compensation to which they are entitled under the law. (more…)

Florida Today-December 19, 2012-According to the article a motorcyclist was critically injured in a crash with a car that occurred on Wickham Road near Pebble Creek Street in Melbourne, Brevard County, Florida. The crash occurred around 5:40 p.m. on Tuesday. The 30-year-old motorcyclist was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash according to Melbourne police. The motorcyclist was seriously injured and the 68-year-old driver of the car was not injured

Motorcyclist Still in Critical Condition

Florida Today-December 21, 2012-According to the article a motorcyclist that was injured in a crash with a car on Wickham Road in north Melbourne, Brevard County, Florida on Tuesday remains in critical condition. The 68-year-old motorcyclist was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash. According to police the driver of the car turned into the path of the motorcycle. The crash is still under investigation.

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Florida Today-November 19, 2012-According to the article a 73-year-old motorcyclist was killed after he lost control and crashed Saturday night on U.S. 1 near Port St. John, Brevard County, Florida. The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at Parrish Medical center after the accident at about 11:00 p.m. according to Florida Highway Patrol. The rider was driving a 2011 Honda motorcycle north when he drove onto the shoulder and overturned at Sunset Avenue. The crash occurred just north of the former Reliant Energy power plant. The article goes onto say the rider was not wearing a helmet at the time of the wreck.

Common Motorcycle Injuries

Many people believe that motorcycle riders are especially vulnerable to injury in the event of an accident because their vehicles do not offer the protection of an outer shell. Certainly, the injuries suffered by riders who are involved in auto accidents can be serious. Though the injuries listed below are not exclusive to motorcycle accident injury cases, they are commonly associated with these types of accidents.

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