Wrongful Death Lawyer Blog

Joseph P. Riley died after being getting out of his car after an accident and then being struck by another vehicle traveling on I-4 in Polk County, Florida on January 8, 2017.  This incident began with an accident between two women resulting in one woman’s vehicle stopped...

An unidentified or “phantom” driver is reported to have caused April Gallon to take an evasive maneuver resulting in an accident that killed both of her daughters, aged 10 and 12, on December 28, 2016.  Kayla Johnson (age 10) and Jasmin Johnson (age 12) died of...

A lawsuit against Walgreens alleges that a customer, Fernando Elizarraras, was forced by store employees to clean a soiled bathroom after using it at an store in Orlando, Florida.  The original lawsuit (Case Number 2016-CA-009159, filed in the Ninth Judicial Circuit for Orange...

James Redner-Gilmartin died as a result of a motorcycle accident near the intersection of 66th Street and 30th Avenue North in St. Petersburg, Florida on December 5, 2016.  The accident happened when an SUV driven by Patricia Stevenson failed to see Redner’s motorcycle and...

Two deaths were reported following a major accident at the intersection of US17 and Ernest M. Smith Blvd. in Bartow, Florida.  The accident happened at approximately 9:25 a.m. on November 26, 2016 when a four door Cadillac sedan going northbound on US17 attempted to make a left...

An ATV accident occurred in north Lakeland resulting in the death of a 5-year-old child.  Joshua Heard was operating an all-terrain-vehicle near 3705 West Socrum Loop Road when the passenger side tie rod end broke.  The accident that followed caused the vehicle to roll over...

Two pickup trucks collided on State Road 37 near the intersection with Radar Road. The accident happened far south of Mulberry, Florida at approximately 5:00 p.m. Terry Townsend lost control of a 2013 Dodge pickup truck that he was driving about a quarter mile south of Radar Road....

Jacob Scott, 13 years old, died on Sunday, August 28, 2016, as a result of being hit last Thursday as he was walking to a school bus stop in Polk City, Florida. News media reports that Jacob Scott was walking on the south shoulder of Barfield Road and was hit at approximately 7:45...

Ricardo Earl Coterillo died from injuries suffered while he was struck by a Ford F-150 near the intersection of Walt Loop Road and Walt Williams Road. Coterillo was 53 years old and died at Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center. Coterillo was driving a 2014 Harley-Davidson FXDB....

Leonard Pasco died of injuries suffered while as a passenger in a car accident. This collision happened as James Diggins was driving his 2004 Oldsmobile Alero on U.S. 301 near Jordan Road when he struck a 1995 Lincoln Town Car driven by John Bryant carrying four passengers. Pasco was...

Li Shangying was struck and killed while riding a bicycle eastbound on Chalet Suzanne Road in Lake Wales, Florida. Shangying was 63 years old and a Chinese citizen. The accident happened at approximately 10:15 p.m. on Thursday night when Erick Bond struck her going east with a 2008...

A female pedestrian crossing the street at 50th Street E and Broadway Avenue E was fatally injured when she was hit by a car. The accident happened at approximately 3:42 a.m. (early Saturday morning). No charges will be filed against the driver of the car as a result of this...

A car accident on West Memorial Boulevard in Lakeland, Florida took the lives of two people and closed down the roadway for over five hours. The accident happened at approximately 12:20 p.m. between Brunnell Parkway and North Lincoln Avenue. The Ledger reports that Alexas A. Moore...

The Ledger reports that Kristina Fitts crossed over a double yellow line and a safety zone to cause a car accident with a vehicle driven by Elmer Lear in Lake Wales, Florida. Fitts was driving a 2012 Cadillac northbound on Scenic Highway in Lake Wales when she crossed over. Elmer...

Tiffanie Michelle Hughes died of injuries suffered in a Wesley Chapel accident. Hughes was 33-years-old and had two children in the car with her. The crash happened at approximately 3:30 p.m. Hughes was westbound on State Road 54 (past Loury Drive) when a head-on collision occurred...

Two serious accidents were reported in Lakeland and Polk City, Florida on Saturday afternoon. The first accident was a rear end collision near the intersection of Rockridge Road and Gator Creek Ranch Road. This accident happened at approximately 1:30 p.m. One person died and three...

A late night accident on Saturday resulted in the death of three people in Lakeland, Florida. The accident was reported by The Ledger to have involved a high rate of speed. The accident happened at approximately 11:30 p.m. Michael Marrero, driving a Volkswagen, was traveling...

Four people died in an accident on I-4 near Memorial Boulevard in Lakeland, Florida. A 7 vehicle pileup resulted after a truck going eastbound changed lanes and struck another vehicle. The Ledger reports that the truck then went into the median, crashing through the barrier, and into...