In Wisconsin in February 2013, an accident between a young woman and a police officer turned in to a legal battle to clear that young woman’s name after the officer who caused the crash claimed she had been drinking. 25-year-old Tanya Weyker was arrested for drinking and driving after being seriously injured in a car accident […]
Car Accident
Woman Kills Boy in Car Accident Then Sues His Estate
In October 2012, three teenage boys were riding their bicycles on the side of a country road in Canada when they were struck by a Kia Sorrento being driven by 42-year-old Sharlene Simon. One of the boys, Brandon Majewski, was killed and a second boy was seriously injured with broken bones. The third escaped injury. […]
Man Sent to Hospital After Crash With Impaired Broward County Judge
On the night of May 1, Broward County judge Giselle Pollack struck a stopped car, causing the driver of that car to go unconscious for some time and be taken to the hospital. When police got to the scene, they found that Pollack smelled like alcohol and that there was a spilled container in the front […]
Panama City Beach Police Officer Struck by Alleged Drunk Driver
Early on the morning of March 23, 2014, Panama City police officer Ronald Crowson was assisting with an accident on Back Beach Roach in Panama City Beach when an alleged drunk driver struck him and another person. Richard Allen Johns of Panama City Beach was driving the wrong way down the road when he struck […]
As Death of Third SXSW Drunk Driving Victim Announced, District Attorney Announces Seeking Death Penalty for Drunk Driver
On March 13, 2014, two people died and dozens were injured when a drunk driver drove the wrong way on a one-way street during the SXSW music festival when attempting to evade police. A third victim died on the morning of March 17, 2014 and others remain in serious and critical condition. The driver of […]
Potential Liability Related to Wrong-Way Crash on I-275 Which Killed Five
In the early morning hours of February 9, 2014, a driver on southbound I-275 near Tampa started filming a white SUV going the wrong way on the northbound lane at a high rate of speed. The video goes on for over 50 seconds, ending in the SUV hitting another car and exploding into a ball […]
