PEMBROKE PINES
A driver may have run a red light in a crash Monday afternoon in Pembroke Pines that left a grandmother dead, police said. Neyda Hernandez, 51, of Pembroke Pines, was trying to make a left turn on to Pines Boulevard from Northwest 208th Avenue when her car collided with another vehicle at the intersection, police said. Hernandez was taken to Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood, where she died, police said.
The crash happened about 5:30 p.m. Hernandez had her granddaughter in the backseat, but the child was not seriously injured, police said. Police indentified the driver of the other vehicle involved, a 2003 Hyundai Elantra, as Jay Lapidus, 47, of Pembroke Pines.
Witnesses said Lapidus, who suffered serious but not life-threatening injuries, was speeding and ran the red light at the intersection, police said. Lapidus has not been charged.
-Sofia Santana
Sun Sentinel
Broward County
May 25,2011
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Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Sunday, March 20, 2011
"PSTA bus accident leaves one person dead in St. Petersburg"
ST. PETERSBURG --
A St. Petersburg man was killed and several people were seriously injured after a PSTA bus and car collided in the intersection of 37th St. N and 5th Ave. Thursday evening.
Officials say the driver of a Saturn ran a red light causing the bus to swerve in an effort to not hit that car. However, the bus was unable to steer clear from the Saturn, which was driven by Mike Gawthrop, and traveled on to hit the outside fence of the Clip Joint-Naturals for Animals, a pet grooming business.
Linda Furlong, who works at the pet grooming business hit by the bus, witnessed the accident.
"I heard this big crunch and I saw a PSTA bus headed for our fence, so I stepped back because I didn't know what was going to happen," she said. "Then our fence actually stopped the bus. The windshield on the bus exploded and the driver jumped out."
Officials say four children were riding in Gawthrop's car. Three of the children were taken to All Children's Hospital with minor injuries.
Gawthrop and the fourth child were transported to Bayfront Medical Center in serious condition.
Late Friday night, Gawthrop was pronounced dead as a result of his injuries.
The bus driver and one passenger were taken to St. Anthony's Hospital with minor injuries. The other passenger on the bus was uninjured.
for more information please visit: http://www.baynews9.com/article/news/2011/march/220054/Officials:-PSTA-bus-accident-leaves-one-person-dead-in-St-Petersburg
Friday, November 13, 2009
Police put brakes on red light runners along Florida Avenue
Tuesday was a rare day in Hemet, at least rare for these days.
All five of the Hemet Police Department’s motorcycles were on the street in an effort to reduce the instances of red light running, primarily along Florida Avenue, but at other locations as well.
Lt. Duane Wisehart, who heads the traffic division, which was virtually eliminated through budget cuts, said the officers issued 45 citations, 27 of them for running red lights and 17 for such violations as speeding and talking on cell phones while driving.
Chief Richard Dana recalled four other traffic officers to motorcycle duty, Dan Reinbolt, Nate Miller, Jim Waters, and Gabe Gomez, for the day.
Dana, who joined the officers for a time to survey the results of their work, said the presence of the motorcycles had done more than generate citations.
“Along Florida Avenue, no one was speeding. People were stopping for lights,” he said. “And we had no accidents.”
Safety was, in fact, the issue, not revenue for the cash-strapped city.
Capt. Rob Webb said that, while the citation for running a red light could cost several hundred dollars once all the court costs and fees were totaled up, the city gets only about 13 percent of that.
“Traffic enforcement is expensive,” Webb said.
But it produces a safer environment on the streets, said Dana, and that is the point.
For more information please visit: http://www.thevalleychronicle.com/articles/2009/11/13/news/doc4afdba42363b7949613158.txt
If you've been injured in a motorcycle accident because a motorist ran a red light, please call our office 24/7 for a free case evaluation. 1-866-LAW-FRAN - for more information please visit http://www.lawfran.com
All five of the Hemet Police Department’s motorcycles were on the street in an effort to reduce the instances of red light running, primarily along Florida Avenue, but at other locations as well.
Lt. Duane Wisehart, who heads the traffic division, which was virtually eliminated through budget cuts, said the officers issued 45 citations, 27 of them for running red lights and 17 for such violations as speeding and talking on cell phones while driving.
Chief Richard Dana recalled four other traffic officers to motorcycle duty, Dan Reinbolt, Nate Miller, Jim Waters, and Gabe Gomez, for the day.
Dana, who joined the officers for a time to survey the results of their work, said the presence of the motorcycles had done more than generate citations.
“Along Florida Avenue, no one was speeding. People were stopping for lights,” he said. “And we had no accidents.”
Safety was, in fact, the issue, not revenue for the cash-strapped city.
Capt. Rob Webb said that, while the citation for running a red light could cost several hundred dollars once all the court costs and fees were totaled up, the city gets only about 13 percent of that.
“Traffic enforcement is expensive,” Webb said.
But it produces a safer environment on the streets, said Dana, and that is the point.
For more information please visit: http://www.thevalleychronicle.com/articles/2009/11/13/news/doc4afdba42363b7949613158.txt
If you've been injured in a motorcycle accident because a motorist ran a red light, please call our office 24/7 for a free case evaluation. 1-866-LAW-FRAN - for more information please visit http://www.lawfran.com
Friday, August 14, 2009
A New Missouri law allows motorcycles, bikes to sometimes run red lights
The red light will soon be streaked with shades of gray.
For most of us behind the wheel, red means stop. But if you’re riding a motorcycle or a bicycle in Missouri, it will mean stop, but only sort of.
A new Missouri law that takes effect Aug. 28 allows motorcycle and bike riders to run red lights but only if they stop first and the signal remains red for an “unreasonable time.”
Missouri will be one of eight states that have similar laws, which are intended to address occasions when motorcycles or bikes aren’t detected by traffic signal sensors in the road.
When that happens, the rider sits at an intersection when no cross traffic is coming.
“It’s very annoying, especially at this time of year when it’s getting hot and you’re sitting and you’re sitting there and you’re sitting there,” said motorcycle rider Alan Greer of Johnson County, Mo. “One minute can feel like an eternity.”
Some traffic signals are triggered by a magnetic reaction coupled with wires embedded in the pavement.
The wires are sized in such a way that they are more likely to be tripped by a car or truck, said Pete terHorst, spokesman for the American Motorcycle Association.
Some motorcycles and bikes tend not to trip the signal because they have less mass and are made with parts that aren’t attracted to a magnet.
“It’s very common for a bike to come up to a traffic signal and it doesn’t change,” said Brent Hugh, executive director of the Missouri Bicycle Federation.
Missouri is the eighth state to pass this kind of law since 2002, the American Motorcycle Association said, and three other states considered legislation this year. The trend makes state and federal traffic safety experts uneasy because the onus is now on the riders to decide when it’s safe to proceed.
For more information please visit: http://www.kansascity.com/105/story/1380008.htmlIf you've been involved in an automobile or motorcycle accident please call our office 24/7 for a free case evaluation. 1-866-LAW-FRAN - for more information please visit http://www.lawfran.com
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