At around 10:00 pm in June 2013, 54-year-old Carl Edward Patrick was riding his motorcycle south on US-41 when 54-year-old Donna Lynne Brown made a U-turn and struck his bike from behind. Brown claimed that she did not know that she struck Patrick and dragged him and his bike under her car for more than three […]
Car Accidents
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 […]
Driver in Second One-Way Crash in Tampa Found to be Drunk. But is There Any Liability?
On February 21, 2014, 25-year-old Chase Leveille made an illegal u-turn on I-275 in Tampa and drove the wrong way down the highway, eventually hitting a delivery truck head on. Unlike the accident that made headlines just a few weeks before, one on the same stretch of highway where 5 people were killed in similar […]
3 Doors Down Bassist Todd Harrell Arrested for DUI AGAIN
On the night of February 18, bassist and founding member of 3 Doors Down, Todd Harrell, was arrested under the suspicion of driving under the influence of a substance besides alcohol. This is the latest in a string of arrests for the musician and the charge is likely to be problematic in the other cases. […]
Panama City Woman Arrested For DUI Manslaughter After Fatal June Crash
On June 18, 2013, Jessica Finch, 26, was driving her 1998 Honda Civic on Highway 2301 in Bayou George near Panama City in Bay County Florida when she crossed the center line, crossed the lane and hit a tree on the opposite side of the road. Her passenger, Justin Collins, 27, died as a result of […]
Tito Ortiz Will Go From Fighting in the Ring to Fighting in the Courtroom
Renowned MMA fighter Tito Ortiz has officially been charged with two counts of DUI related to an early January occurrence. The 38 year old mixed martial artist has already shelled out over $15,000 in bond money as a result of the event and he could face hefty fines and license suspension if found guilty of […]
Drunk Driver in Deadly California Wreck Had Prior DUI
On Sunday, February 9, 2014, just hours after an accident in Florida which was frighteningly similar, 21 year old Olivia Culbreath drove her Camaro the wrong way down a major highway in the Los Angeles area at speeds of upward of 100 miles per hour. She struck an oncoming Ford Explorer head on. In the […]
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 […]
