InjuryBoard Gainesville / Ocala

Heavy fog and smoke on The Florida Turnpike near Orlando caused a 13-vehicle wreck. The crash resulted in 5 wrongful deaths. Four other people were injured. All five deaths occurred during the second crash, Florida Highway Patrol said in a statement. No one was injured in the first or third crashes. Two people from Boynton Beach and one person from Gainesville were killed in the accident. A...

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If you are injured in a car accident you should know the basics about car insurance. Different automobile insurance coverage provides payment for different things. Generally a combination of insurance coverage from your automobile insurance policy, the automobile insurance policy of the vehicle you may have been riding in, or the automobile insurance policy for the other vehicle or vehicles...

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PIP car insurance coverage usually provides up to $10,000 to cover medical costs, lost wages and death benefits for individuals injured or killed in car accidents. Enacted in 1971, PIP is due to end this fall unless the Florida Legislature acts to renew the law. Auto insurance companies say they want PIP to end so they reduce car insurance premiums in Florida. However, PIP's end would shift the...

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Sometimes with a car accident or other emergency law enforcement have a hard time finding a family member to contact. The Florida Driver and Vehicle Information Database has now been changed so that anyone with a driver's license or state identification card can add an emergency contact person and phone number.In the event that a resident is hurt or killed in a traffic crash or other accident,...

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A resident of The Villages riding his motorcycle was killed when he crashed into a car. The motorcycle and car accident occurred in Ocala. The motorcycle rider was taken to the hospital where he as pronounced dead. The driver of the automobile did not suffer any serious personal injury.The collision left the motorcycle in several pieces and the rider was thrown at least 13 feet from the...

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Choosing a good nursing home is difficult. Unfortunately for the family of one elderly person, the nursing home they choose for their mother resulted in her wrongful death. The 81 year who suffered from alzheimer's was abused by aides at the nursing home. Thankfully, cases like this are rare - but resident advocates and nursing home administrators alike say elder abuse, in all its forms, is...

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A pickup truck carrying 4 men was driving eastbound on U.S. 27 this morning when it collided with a dump truck. The front of the pickup went underneath the dump truck.Ocala Fire-Rescue officials reported it took about 40 minutes to extricate the two men from the blue-and-white pickup's front seat using the Jaws of Life and other cutting tools.Fire-Rescue spokesman Battalion Chief Wendell Rora...

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This was published in the Ocala Star Banner. Two area men suffered serious personal injury Tuesday morning after their pickup truck drove under the side of a large dump truck, crushing the cab and trapping the two front-seat occupants. Both men were airlifted to Shands at the University of Florida in Gainesville. One man remained in critical condition for his personal injuries while the other...

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In the last six years, the number of people winning a slip and fall injury case has decreased. Juries are putting much more personal responsibility on the plaintiff, especially after some very high profile cases with large awards. The biggest one to date is the woman who spilled coffee on her lap and was awarded $2.9 million. Lawyers are becoming pickier about what cases they take on;...

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The quality of care and level of safety have improved in Florida's nursing homes since laws were passed in 2001 to improve the standards. These measures included more time spent with each patient that is charted, more nurses to be hired, and that nursing homes must carry liability insurance. Six nursing homes in Polk County have made Florida's Watch List in the past, which alerts the public to...

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