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10th Bicyclist Killed in Tampa Bay | St Petersburg Car Accident Lawyer

December 27, 2010 - Port Richey, FL - The most recent in a string of fatal bicycle accidents in the Tampa Bay area occurred on December 19 when Michael Dwayne Kellogg, 46, was struck at a crosswalk.

WTSP.com reports that Florida Highway Patrol troopers responded to the scene where Kellogg was struck at a marked crosswalk, throwing him from his bicycle. Officers said that although the crosswalk was marked, Kellogg did not have a crossing signal when he was hit by a 1988 Honda Civic driven by Nicole Elizabeth Dobbs.

State troopers say Dobbs attempted to brake but was unable to do so in time, striking the bicycle with the left front of her vehicle. The accident is the 10^th such fatality involving bicyclists in the Tampa Bay area since late July.

Pedestrian and bicycle accidents often lead to fatal injuries because of the lack of protection around the victim. Even with proper safety gear, being thrown from a bicycle or getting hit by a car can result in severe head trauma and spinal cord injury. These types of injuries are often permanently disabling, if not fatal, and can lead to months in the hospital, expensive recovery methods and years of therapy.

If you are seriously injured or have lost a loved one in a pedestrian accident and feel that the other party was at fault, you should discuss your case with an experienced St. Petersburg car accident attorney. Vehicle accidents are common in Florida, which boasts some of the most dangerous stretches of highway in the United States.

According to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles' 2009 Traffic Crash Statistics Report, there were 197,214 traffic crashes resulting in injury and 2,563 fatalities as a result of vehicle accidents in Florida.

As a service to the residents of St. Petersburg, our firm will frequently publish blogs about local traffic accidents. We do this to raise awareness about the common types of motor vehicle accidents that occur in Florida that may result in serious injury or traffic fatalities.

Common accidents include, but are not limited to: 

• single-car accidents;
• hit-and-run accidents;
• accidents caused by hazardous road conditions; and
• accidents caused by aggressive driving or distracted drivers. 

If you have been named in this blog or you are the victim's family member or friend and would like the blog removed from our website, please feel free to contact us and we will promptly accommodate your request.

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