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Marion County has yet another serious car accident, this one with a fatality.
In Reddick, a Palm Harbor woman died on I-75 Saturday June 27th in the afternoon when the pickup she was riding in was struck by an SUV also northbound that crossed into it's lane. According to the Gainesville Sun's report, the pickup truck was found on its roof and its driver, 44-year-old Karl M. Blagg, of Hudson, was transported to Shands at University of Florida in critical condition.
As a personal injury lawyer, my heart goes out to these victims and their families. We often wonder if an accident like this could possibly have been avoided... by using turn signals, observing any blind spots before switching lanes, and avoiding distractions, however, the evidence is still under investigation and we may never know, but these are important things to be reminded of in this type of accident.
(Something else to note here as well is that the driver of the SUV was wearing a seatbelt and was not injured; however, officials did not know whether Blagg or his passenger were buckled up.)
Despite this tragedy, Marion County is actually one of the safer counties of its size in North Central Florida for motorists.
An analysis of the latest traffic accident statistics from Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles shows that with the exception of Lake County, Marion County has the lowest accident rate per person for those area counties with a population exceeding 200,000 people.
While there are about 11.95 accidents for every 1,000 people in Marion County, Alachua County leads the area with 17.59 accidents, using the latest U.S. Census population estimates.
The Law Office of Jeffrey Meldon and Associates strongly believes that public education is the first step in the prevention of an accident or in the recovery from one.
They are experienced personal injury attorneys, trial lawyers, negotiators and litigators that have been proudly working to get accident victims the justice they deserve for over 30 years in Gainesville, Ocala, Lake City, Inverness, and the rest of North Central Florida and North Florida. Accidents involving a car crash, truck wreck, and motorcycle, bicycle, or pedestrian accidents, dog bites, slip and falls and medical malpractice are all included in their practice.
Based on Jeffrey Meldon's, founder of The Law Office of Jeffrey Meldon & Associates, over 30 years of helping accident victims get justice and a fair shake from the insurance companies he has written the consumer guide book, Seven Mistakes That Can Wreck Your Florida Accident Case. You can request your free copy right now, or contact his office for your complimentary copy sent to you today.
Contact the Law Office of Jeffrey Meldon at (800) 373-8000 or (352) 373-8000 immediately if you have been involved in a serious auto, truck or motorcycle accident. They are in your community, have the experience and resources required to work towards obtaining a fair settlement for you, and are there to help you.
Mr. Meldon's Office proudly handles accidents that occur on all roads and in the areas including: I-75, I-10, I-95, U.S. Route 301, U.S. Route 441, State Road 40, State Road 26, State Road 24, Archer Road, Main St, and University Avenue. Our law firm has been representing accident victims in Gainesville, Ocala, Lake City, Inverness, Palatka, Crystal River, Daytona Beach, Interlachen, Spring Hill, Dunnellon, Bunnell, Live Oak, Starke, Jasper, Cross City, Perry, Trenton, Leesberg, Lake Butler, Tavares, Chiefland, Bronson, Brooksville, The Villages and the counties of Alachua, Marion, Columbia, Citrus, Volusia, Sumter, Levy, Lake, Bradford, Flagler, Hamilton, Dixie, Gilchrist, Union, Hernando, Suwannee, Union, and Putnam since 1971!
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