Monthly Archives: June 2025
What Are Hours of Service Regulations?
Large trucks and other commercial vehicles are inherently more dangerous than smaller vehicles. There are several reasons for this – higher weights, longer stopping distances, the presence of blind spots on certain commercial vehicles – but one of the main causes of commercial vehicle accidents in general is driver error. In order to cut… Read More »
Bicyclist Killed After Being Struck By Tractor-Trailer In Hillsborough County
In early May 2025, a 37-year old bicyclist was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer near Sydney Dover Road in Hillsborough County. According to law enforcement, the bicyclist ”failed to yield” to the tractor-trailer, crossing into its path and being struck. The man was pronounced deceased at the scene, and while we are used… Read More »
Civil & Criminal Consequences After Commercial Vehicle Accidents
After a crash involving a commercial motor vehicle (CMV), most people who are interested in pursuing legal action will seek damages in a personal injury lawsuit in civil court. However, if an accident follows a certain pattern, it is sometimes possible that criminal charges will also be brought against the person who allegedly caused… Read More »
Rear-End Collision In Polk County Kills 1
In May 2025, a Lake Wales man was killed after his pickup collided with a tractor-trailer near Lake Alfred in Polk County. The man ignored a stop sign, colliding with the back end of a stopped tractor-trailer near Old Polk County Road. While the tractor-trailer driver was uninsured, the pickup driver was pronounced deceased… Read More »
Tractor-Trailer Driver Arrested In Alleged Hit-and-Run
In May 2025, a tractor-trailer driver allegedly caused the death of two Florida surveyors in an accident on I-95 South, in Brevard County. The surveyors had parked their pickup and were walking along the ‘grassy shoulder’ when the tractor-trailer driver lost control of his vehicle. It struck the pickup truck, and then the two… Read More »
Explaining Vicarious Liability In Florida
When accidents happen as a result of a negligent commercial vehicle driver, one of the most important legal concepts that comes up is that of vicarious liability, also known as respondeat superior. Vicarious liability is a concept that dates, in some form, back to English common law, and it holds that in some cases,… Read More »
