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Florida Today-January 16, 2012-According to the article a man was seriously injured after an explosion that occurred in the garage of a house in West Melbourne, Brevard County, Florida. The man was taken by ambulance to Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne, Florida.

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Florida Today-July 14, 2011-According to the article a traffic accident involving a truck that had slammed into a power pole shut down a portion of A1A in Satellite Beach, Brevard County, Florida. The accident happened on the 1000 block of State Road A1A around 2:00 p.m. According to the article no serious injuries were reported.

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Florida Today-July 13, 2011-According to the article two 19-year-old women were taken to Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne, Brevard County, Florida when their car collided into a Mack garbage truck near the Brevard Community College in Melbourne, Florida. The girls were driving a white Honda Accord when it turned left into the path of the garbage truck. According to the article drugs and alcohol have been ruled out. Both girls were treated for their injuries and are in stable condition. The driver of the garbage truck was not injured.

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Florida Today-March 2, 2011-A man was killed after a motor vehicle accident that occurred four miles of Haulover Canal on Kennedy Parkway on Merritt Island, Brevard County, Florida. The female driver involved in the accident, left the road and overcorrected her vehicle, which caused the man’s pick-up truck to overturn several times. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

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www.motorcycle.com742009 – Harley-Davidson motorcycle submitted a recall notice for the 2008 FXSTSSE2 Screamin’ Eagle Soft Tail Springer, 2009 FXSTSSE3 CVO Soft Tail Springer and 2008-2009 FLSTSB Soft Tail Cross Bones motorcycles. According to the article the acorn stud at the brake reaction leak so the affected motorcycles may fall out during use. Should this occur, the front brake and fender assembly would no longer be properly attached to the motorcycle. The article points out that Harley-Davidson discovered this problem after receiving a report of a crash on the November 21, 2008, in which a motorcycle rider received minor injuries. While investigating that accident, Harley-Davidson received notice of another reported crash, this one with no injuries, caused by the same problem. Harley-Davidson dealers will replace the acorn stud on affected motorcycles with a new stud and a retaining clip. This recall affects potentially as many as 11,005 motorcycles.

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William Gray’s 2009 Hurricane Forecast

Named Storms – 12

Named Storm Days – 55

Number of Hurricanes – 6

Hurricane Days – 25

Intense Hurricanes – 2

Intense Hurricane Days – 5

According to William Gray’s team the probability of U.S. East Coast land fall, including Florida, is 32%, compared to the 31% average for the past century.

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According to a recent article in American Motorcyclist (April 2008) riding side-by-side is legal in forty-eight states including Florida.  Now, officials in one of the two hold out states, Virginia, are working to join the majority.  If the bill is passed in Virginia, Vermont would be the only state where side-by-side riding is not allowed.  When on I-95, US 1 or any other road in Titusville, Cocoa, Merritt Island, Melbourne or Palm Bay motorcyclists can feel free to ride side-by-side. 

According to an article in the Hometown News (03/28/08) the driver of a dump truck failed to notice a fire hydrant when dumping a load of dirt.  The driver of the dump truck, Mr. Wynn, of Palm Bay, FL, struck the fire hydrant while preparing to dump dirt onto a residential lawn, located at the 400 block of Fiske Boulevard, in Cocoa, FL.  According to Barbara Mathews, a spokesperson for the Cocoa Police Department, the top of the fire hydrant broke off, causing the water to rush out, washing the loose dirt into the street.  Resulting in the closure of  Fiske Boulevard, from West Highland to School Street, as Cocoa City workers attempted to cap the ruptured waterline.  The damage was estimated at more than $10,000.00.

Florida Supreme Court certifies the need for nineteen

 additional Circuit court judges and forty two County court judges 

In the Florida Supreme Court=s annual certification letter (01/17/2008) Chief Justice, R. Fred Lewis certified the need for nineteen additional circuit court judges and forty two county judges, including two county court judges for Brevard County.  According to Justice Lewis, “trial court judges are on the front line in dispensing justice; their work is vital to our citizens and businesses who expect the judicial branch to resolve issues fairly, peaceably, expeditiously, and in a manor that promotes the rule of law . . . Florida’s trial court judges stand as guardians of our constitutional freedoms as they insure  access to the courts, protect vulnerable citizens and insure that the courts remain open, operational and functioning at maximum capacity.”  We all know that Brevard County is in need of additional judges.  Brevard County’s consistently over crowded dockets make it difficult for Brevard County judges to administer justice in a fair, effective and expeditious manner.  Currently, Brevard County has courthouses in Titusville, Merritt Island, Viera and Melbourne.