accidents

Published on: March 5, 2023

Florida Lawyer Stole $840,000 from Client Settlements

A Florida attorney with a private practice was jailed for accusations of pilfering more than $840,000 from his clients.

Approximately 7 years ago, a 44-year-old personal injury lawyer opened a private practice in Seminole to work with clients who had been injured in automobile accidents.

Last October, a woman who retained the attorney to represent her said her insurance company informed her that the case against her had been settled for $100,000 several months prior. The woman reportedly never received a notification about the status of her case, and she was allegedly not given any of the money from the settlement.

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Published on: April 10, 2022

Hospital Gown Bandit Stole SUV and Broke into Home

by Staycie R. Sena

A Florida woman clothed in a hospital gown allegedly stole a vehicle and caused several accidents before breaking into a house.

24-year-old Darryell Washington resides in Fort Myers.

Early in the morning on March 5, Washington was reportedly at Lee Memorial Hospital, but the reason for her visit has not been disclosed at this time.

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Published on: January 3, 2022

Underage Drunk Driver Caused 2 Accidents and Assaulted Police

by Staycie R. Sena

A 20-year-old driver in Utah is facing nearly a dozen charges after she was accused of leaving the scene of two accidents and assaulting an officer while under the influence.

On December 25, 20-year-old Rhaydea Jane Hull Thomas was reportedly driving in Syracuse in an SUV.

The Syracuse Police Department received an alert about an accident that occurred and the driver who reportedly caused it had fled the scene.

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Published on: April 16, 2021

Drunk Teen Driver Accused of 5 Successive Hit-and-Runs

by Staycie R. Sena

An Indiana teenager may face several charges for allegations of driving under the influence and causing five accidents, in addition to fleeing from the scenes and the police.

18-year-old Edgar DelaCruz Veronico resides in Columbus.

Last Friday afternoon, Veronico allegedly consumed alcohol before driving his Ford Mustang around town.

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Published on: November 10, 2020

Man Arrested for DUI, Battery and Hit-and-Run

by Staycie R. Sena

A man was taken into custody in Redding after allegedly driving under the influence, attacking a convenience store employee, and causing two automobile accidents.

46-year-old Michael Hernandez hails from Santa Rosa, California.

On the morning of November 2, Hernandez reportedly took a trip to Redding in his vehicle.

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Published on: January 20, 2019

Hit-and-Run Suspect Didn’t Know She Hit a Person

by Staycie R. Sena

A woman who has been accused of hitting a teenager with her car that was crossing the street and then leaving the scene allegedly stated that she thought she had struck a pole and not a person.

62-year-old Harrisburg resident Joyce Smith was reportedly driving her vehicle on the evening of December 21, when she allegedly ran into an 18-year-old woman who was crossing the street in an area that police have purported is regularly frequented by pedestrians.

Smith reportedly continued her journey after the incident, and when the authorities received a report about the accident and arrived at the location they found a few car parts that they believed had fallen off of the suspect’s vehicle. When they assessed through those pieces it was determined that the vehicle was a blue Chevrolet Aveo made in either 2004 or 2005.

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Published on: July 4, 2018

Teacher Accused of Driving Drunk near School Campus

by Staycie R. Sena

Wildwood, Florida, resident Carolyn Roach Doggett, a woman who works as a first-grade elementary school teacher, was accused of driving under the influence of alcohol on Monday while she was in the vicinity of a local charter school.

On the afternoon of July 2, after the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office was notified with information about a possible reckless driver they dispatched to the reported area that the vehicle was seen, which was within half a mile of The Villages Charter School.

Officers encountered the sports utility vehicle that they suspected was the motorist they received the call about and they reported that the turn signal remained in the on position the entire time they were in pursuit and that the SUV was allegedly weaving erratically enough that several accidents were narrowly avoided.

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