Category Archives: Pedestrian Accidents
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A woman was killed this April as she pushed a stroller across the road in Port Charlotte. This mother, who was visiting the area on vacation, was taking an early morning walk with her son when she was struck by an SUV. Mariah Klinefelter, of the Pittsburgh area, was attempting to cross the street in… Read More »
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The state of Florida saw an astounding 92,623 hit-and-run crashes in 2015. Nearly 200 people were killed in those accidents. The Florida Highway Patrol aims to raise awareness about hit-and-run accidents through annual awareness campaigns, but the state still saw 7,468 more hit-and-runs in 2015 than the year before. While some of these cases are… Read More »
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According to a report released by the Governors Highways Safety Association in early March, there has been a 10 percent increase in the number of pedestrian deaths throughout the country. The report, which compared data from the first six months of 2014 with data from the first six months of 2015, also found that 42… Read More »