PEDESTRIAN KNOCK-DOWN
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Pedestrian knock-down injuries are eligible for financial compensation. 

November 24, 2008 – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently reported an impressive 13 percent drop in the number of pedestrians killed in traffic accidents since 1997, which suggests that pedestrian safety advice distributed by local city governments and schools has made pedestrians more alert to traffic hazards.

But that percentage drop is not much of a comfort given that today, on average, a pedestrian is killed in a traffic accident every 113 minutes and injured every 8 minutes. Most pedestrian fatalities in 2007 occurred in urban areas (73%), at non-intersection locations (77%); in normal weather conditions (90%), and at night (67%).

For 2007, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that 4,654 pedestrians died in traffic crashes, and approximately 70,000 pedestrians were seriously injured.

Non-vehicular pedestrian knock-down

Besides traffic incidents, thousands of pedestrians are also injured every year in non-vehicular accidents. Causes vary for these injuries, and include poor property maintenance, sidewalk obstacles or dangerous debris on pedestrian pathways and sidewalks. Whatever the cause of the pedestrian knock-down, a person may recover financial compensation for the injury if the accident was the fault of another party.

Injured In a Sidewalk Accident

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If you were injured in an accident, you should know that Attorney Paul Lee has represented many of people who have been involved in dangerous sidewalk incidents on the streets of Florida.

A Sidewalk accident is typically unexpected and can be serious.

Those who have been seriously injured can be overwhelmed with medical bills, physical limitations caused by the injury and difficulty in getting back to work after a long period of recuperation.

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Head-on car collision kills both drivers

December 10, 2007

GROVELAND - Two Lake County men were killed in a head-on collision on County Road 33 near Groveland Saturday night, the Florida Highway Patrol said. About 8:05 p.m., Gregory Chapman, 40, of Mascotte, was driving a 1987 Honda Accord south on C.R. 33 near Smith Road as Jonny Romero Garcia, 31, of Leesburg, was traveling north in a 1989 Chevy Tahoe.

Chapman's Honda crossed the center line and hit the front of Garcia's Tahoe. The crash caused the Tahoe to overturn and eject Garcia.

Both men were killed in the crash. Troopers are investigating to determine whether alcohol was a factor. Chapman was wearing a seat belt but Garcia was not, the FHP said.

Etan Horowitz and Jerry W. Jackson of the Sentinel staff contributed to this report. Wire services and information from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, a Tribune Publishing newspaper, also were used.

Christmas Day car accident victim dies

January 1, 2008

A Lake County man who suffered critical injuries in a car accident the day after Christmas died Monday, his brother said. David A. McDuffie, 38, died at Orlando Regional Medical Center, said his brother Steve McDuffie of Colorado. His family planned to donate his organs.

On Dec. 26, David McDuffie was driving a Chevrolet pickup truck on County Road 448A near Lake Jem when the truck overturned into a drainage ditch full of water. Although witnesses tried to free him from the truck, he was trapped underwater for 15 minutes until Lake County firefighters arrived and pried him from the vehicle. He was taken to the Tavares hospital in critical condition before being transferred to ORMC.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, McDuffie was under the influence of alcohol and drugs as he drove.

Helen Eckinger and Adrian G. Uribarri of the Sentinel staff contributed to this report

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