Recalled vehicles. The FL LEGAL GROUP team has been vigilant in trying to shed light on the dangers of ignoring auto recalls. There was the February recall of 51 million vehicles, a December 2015 church van crash, and the list goes on. In wake of a freak accident that killed beloved actor Anton Yelchin, we …
Just weeks after FL LEGAL GROUP published a blog post about a 100MPH+ Snapchat crash selfie, we have an update. The social network is back in the news thanks to a Georgia teenage who was allegedly using Snapchat’s speed filter when she was involved in a crash (via Yahoo!). The teenager faces multiple charges and …
Road rage manifested itself over the long weekend. In case you missed it, get caught up on a guy who used his Pontiac to run over some stopped motorcyclists (via WFLA). Over the weekend, a 31-year-old Land O’Lakes man was initially charged with one count of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon,one count of leaving …
Reforms from four years ago were supposed to send auto insurance rates down for Floridians. An NBC Miami story looked at records obtained from the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation which show that overall premiums have increased 13 percent since January 2015. PIP premiums increased slightly more, 14 percent. A Tampa Bay Times story published …
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A car crash while street racing…with a baby in a back seat. We thought people couldn’t get more reckless after a Snapchat-related crash caused traumatic brain injuries, but a 26-year-old San Diego man has proved us wrong. The San Diego Union Tribune is reporting that the driver was street racing and then fled from officers …
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If you’re car was sinking underwater, could you escape? In the aftermath of a story about the drowning deaths of three teenage girls, we wondered the same thing. The video above is by no means a survival guide (and the Washington Post has more on it), but it is noteworthy now that questions are being …
Snapchat is in trouble again. Just weeks after an ill-timed Bob Marley filter stirred up controversy, Snapchat’s filter which lets people share how fast they’re traveling while they take selfies is under fire (via CNN Money) A car accident victim is blaming Snapchat’s speed filter for a crash that left him with traumatic brain injuries, …
Motorcycle enthusiasts: you might want to be in St. Petersburg this weekend. Downtown St. Pete, on the corner of Central Avenue and 11th Street, to be exact. It’s there that The Amsterdam is hosting the “4Teen Helmets Art Show,” which collects 14 of the Tampa Bay area’s best artists, who’ll be donating works of art …
Failing seatbacks are putting kids in danger again. Auto safety experts are demanding action on what they call a serious safety defect. The move comes days after a Texas jury awarded more than a $124.5 million verdict against one automaker for a problem car companies admit would only cost a couple of dollars to fix …
Volkswagen is back in the news this week thanks to a court case claiming their diesel cars and lemons and a separate story claiming they deleted emissions test documents and obstructed justice. One man’s fight against the car company is bound to head to appeals court after appeals court, but the juiciest bits out this …