What are the odds? When Destinee told her mom the exciting news nine months ago that she was pregnant, her mom found out that same day that she was also going to have a baby. They had no game plan, it just happened: Mom and daughter both had the same due dates, [...]
There is no denying that being a teenager is one of the most difficult times in a person’s life. As a child, there is usually someone there making all the tough choices for you. You don’t think much about who you are as a person other than as an [...]
According to the Hearld Tribune, two years from now, Florida police may have a new category of impairment to consider: driving under the influence of a physician-recommended intoxicant. Assuming Amendment 2 passes on Nov. 4 allowing the use of medical marijuana in the state, residents would be able to treat [...]
According to the Ocala Star Banner, police arrested a woman Thursday after she was seen driving recklessly and nearly hitting a group of children in a parking lot. An officer in the area of Northwest Second Street and Northwest Sixth Avenue saw a black 1998 Ford Contour speeding. As the car [...]
Nearly every teenager anxiously awaits getting their driver’s license. The sense of freedom that it affords in conjunction with their first major step toward adulthood is an intoxicating combination. Unfortunately, being a young and inexperienced driver who is just getting familiar with the power of an internal combustion engine can [...]
School is finally back in session. For most kids, summer vacation seems to pass in the blink of an eye, but for many adults, the kids returning to school can be a relief. We all love our kids, but often trying to arrange day-long child care or methods of keeping [...]
Almost without exception, everyone in Palm Beach County speeds, and sooner or later, everyone who does will get pulled over for it. There may be some exceptions to speeding like those kind, elderly folks who are in no particular hurry to get where they are going, but for the most [...]
Whether it’s texting and driving, or breaking up a brawl between the kids in the backseat while trying to navigate our way onto I-95, it is very rare that our focus is solely on the business of driving. When we notice this behavior in others, we can often get a [...]
Four million – that is approximately how many traffic tickets the state of Florida issues every year. FOUR MILLION! Think about what a huge number that is. That averages out to almost 60,000 traffic tickets for every county in the state, although the amount of traffic tickets issued differs tremendously [...]
Part of being a traffic ticket attorney is that it is expected for people to approach you in any social setting to ask you questions. If that social setting involves alcohol, I know that I can always expect questions about drinking and driving. Another question I always anticipate is, “How [...]