http://www.brevardlawyer.com/blog Central Florida Personal Injury Lawyers: Childress & Charpentier Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:30:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en December 15, 2011 article in FLORIDA TODAY by Jamie Stengle of the Associated Press discusses the topic of banning phones in vehicles. The article reports that millions of Americans use their cars as a mobile offices, rely on phones almost every hour of every workday to stay productive and earn ... http://www.brevardlawyer.com/blog/personal-injury/would-drivers-obey-a-behind-the-wheel-phone-ban/ An article by Joan Lowy in the December 12, 2011 edition of the CLAIMS JOURNAL, reports that despite all the criticism and new legal bans, texting by drivers just keeps increasing, especially among younger motorists. The article goes on to report that about half of American drivers between 21 and 24 ... http://www.brevardlawyer.com/blog/personal-injury/more-drivers-texting-at-wheel-despite-state-bans/ An article by Larry Copeland published in the December 8, 2011 edition of FLORIDA TODAY reports that Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says distracted driving is still under-reported, and he is urging Congress to enact a national law against texting while driving. "We have to be able to get people to understand ... http://www.brevardlawyer.com/blog/personal-injury/dot-chief-urges-ban-on-texting-and-driving/ Florida Today-January 30, 2012-According to the article a 39-year-old Melbourne man crashed into the back of a pickup truck just south of the main gate at Patrick Air Force in Satellite Beach, Brevard County, Florida. The accident occurred around 2 a.m. on State Road A1A, just north of Jupiter Street. ... http://www.brevardlawyer.com/blog/personal-injury/four-injured-in-early-morning-accident-on-state-road-a1a/ Florida Today-January 30, 2012-According to the article, a 19-year-old man is in stable condition after being thrown from his motorcycle in a crash that occurred on Interstate 95 near the Wickham Road exit in Melbourne, Brevard County, Florida. The accident occurred around 7:15 a.m. in the northbound lanes of I-95 ... http://www.brevardlawyer.com/blog/motorcycle/i-95-reopens-after-motorcycle-wreck-in-melbourne/ The Detroit News-According to the article th Turbo charged Mini Coopers are being recalled because they can catch on fire. BMW is recalling select Mini Coopers, the Cooper S and Clubman models including convertibles, after receiving 12 complaints about fires. These fires occurred in the 2007 and 2008 models. Five ... http://www.brevardlawyer.com/blog/premise-liability/mini-coopers-recalled-after-fires/ Florida Today-January 24, 2012-J.D. Gallop-According to the article authorities are awaiting autopsy results to find out how a 63-year-old Rockledge, Brevard County, Florida woman ended up crushed by her own Ford F-150 pickup truck Sunday. The woman was found Sunday by her son around 9:30 p.m. lying bloodied and unconscious ... http://www.brevardlawyer.com/blog/automobile/woman-crushed-by-her-own-pickup-truck/ Florida Today-January 23, 2012-J.D. Gallop-According to the article, a 25-year-old man was struck by two vehicles while trying to cross a heavily driven road in Cocoa, Brevard County, Florida. The accident occurred on Industry Road near the State Road 528 overpass in Cocoa, Brevard County, Florida. The accident occurred at ... http://www.brevardlawyer.com/blog/bicycle-and-pedestrian/a-pedestrian-dies-after-cocoa-traffic-accident/ Florida Today-January 23, 2012-Rick Neale-According to the article, a man bleeding from a gunshot pulled into the parking lot of the Del’s Freez ice cream stand in Melbourne, Brevard County, Florida and collapses on a picnic table outside. Several patrons at the U.S. 1 ice creamy eatery applied basic first ... http://www.brevardlawyer.com/blog/personal-injury/gunshot-victim-flees-attack-and-collapses-at-eatery-lot/ Florida Today-January 20, 2012-According to the article a 24-year-old Merritt Island man is in serious condition after he lost control of his scooter and crashed into a car Thursday. The young man was trapped under the car and was going in and out of consciousness as paramedics worked to stabilize ... http://www.brevardlawyer.com/blog/motorcycle/man-injured-on-scooter/