Category: Car Accidents
South Florida ranked poorly in terms of pedestrian safety
On behalf of Terence Gross of Gross & Schuster, P.A. posted in Car Accidents on Thursday, May 29, 2014. According to a recent report issued by two urban-redesign activist groups, South Florida is a dangerous place to be a pedestrian. The report, which looked at pedestrian safety statistics throughout the United States, highlighted that pedestrians…
Florida AARP director: poor infrastructure behind pedestrian accidents
On behalf of Terence Gross of Gross & Schuster, P.A. posted in Car Accidents on Thursday, June 5, 2014. In our last post, we mentioned a recent report which highlighted the issue of pedestrian safety in south Florida. The report, in particular, showed that the likelihood of a pedestrian being killed in South Florida was…
Federal officials investigate Chrysler SUV recall
On behalf of Terence Gross of Gross & Schuster, P.A. posted in Car Accidents on Thursday, June 19, 2014. Officials from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration initiated an investigation earlier this month into a Chrysler recall of Jeep Liberty sports utility vehicles from 2002 and 2003, as well as Jeep Grand Cherokee sports utility…
College student helps make street corner safer for pedestrians
On behalf of Terence Gross of Gross & Schuster, P.A. posted in Car Accidents on Saturday, July 12, 2014. A 19-year-old college student at the University of Florida was recently successful prodding the city of Gainesville to address an unsafe street corner. The corner is reportedly near a bus stop, but has no established crosswalk.…
Prosecutors, plaintiffs may face challenges pursuing distracted drivers
On behalf of Terence Gross of Gross & Schuster, P.A. posted in Car Accidents on Thursday, July 24, 2014. Distracted driving is an important safety problem states have been attempting to deal with more and more in recent years. By definition, distracted driving includes a variety of unsafe behaviors, but it often refers directly to…
