Nissan has issued a recall for the Altima and other Nissan models like the Pathfinder, Sentra, and Infiniti. The Occupant Classification System (OCS) software is being recalled. The OCS software was shown to have not detected when a person is sitting in the passenger seat. The result would be that the airbag would not deploy in a…
A semi-truck, driven by James Philip Handley, was headed northbound on I-75 when the truck swerved and went through the guardrail and median. The semi-truck continued into oncoming southbound traffic on I-75. The semi collided with a southbound pick-up truck. The collision left both people in the pick-up, Kenneth Lee…
For those arrested for DUI, the legislation made four significant changes to the law that can alter several related DUI outcomes: A person can now choose to “waive” their right to a review of their administrative driver’s license suspension and, if eligible, can get a “business purpose only” (a/k/a hardship)…
In April, 2013, two young men were tragically killed in a single vehicle crash on Florida’s roadways. The two men were Bryan Lorenza Blunt, 22, and Cornelius Lamar Rawls, Jr., 19. The men were traveling with Eddie D. Woods, 18, and Demontay Drantail Billups, 22, at the time of the…
A recent Florida dog attack has prompted local officials at Manatee County Animal Services to schedule euthanizations for two dogs. Some concerned citizens have initiated a legal battle to try and stop the euthanizations; however, Manatee County attorney Jim Minix argues that the dogs present a danger to the public….
On Friday, February 22nd, a Gainesville car accident shut down the westbound lanes of Archer Road for approximately two hours. The car wreck occurred around 1:30 p.m. at the intersection of Gale Lemerand Drive and Archer Road. Two vehicles were involved in the crash. Officers from the Gainesville Police Department…
On Christmas Eve, two men were killed and two women were severely injured in a tragic car accident in White Springs, Florida. The men, Tony Ogburn and Stephen Cordle, were riding in the front seat at the time of the crash. The women, Virginia Wagoner, 22, and Katlyn Cribbs, 14,…
We at Meldon Law strongly believe that public education is the first step in the prevention of an accident or in the recovery from one. We are experienced personal injury attorneys, trial lawyers, negotiators, litigators, paralegals, and staff that have been proudly working to get accident victims the justice they…
Alachua County dogs that are declared dangerous get a second chance at life, rather than euthanasia, under the approved revision to the county’s Animal Services ordinance. The change stems from an appeal court ruling of a Broward County ordinance, which required dogs deemed dangerous, after a first bite or attack,…
On July 10, 2011, the driver of a 2002 GMC Yukon lost control of the vehicle after a catastrophic tire blow out near the Williston Road exit on I-75. Five of the eight passengers were ejected. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, several passengers failed to wear seat belts, including…
