Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Semi Accidents On The Road
When a semi-truck & trailer made a wide turn on a Kissimmee highway, it cut off an SUV and caused a collision that put the SUV’s driver and three kids in the hospital. Fortunately, none of the injuries were life threatening. Nevertheless, the incident reminds us of just how careful drivers must be when… Read More »
Nursing Home Neglect And Abuse
While it’s difficult to imagine, elder abuse occurs all the time, with up to one-third of nursing home residents experiencing problems at one time or another. It’s a serious problem that deserves immediate attention. Problems in Nursing Homes Nursing homes across the country have been found to be negligent or abusive on a number… Read More »
Lock Up Issues For Transgender People
Discrimination, bullying, harassment: talk to any transgender individual and you will likely hear that they have endured these for as long as they can remember. While it is clearly a problem, it doesn’t begin to alarm one as much as the fact that they frequently suffer cruelty and mistreatment from the very authority figures… Read More »
Deadly Left Turns
When Clifford Worme took a vehicle from the dealership out for a test drive, he could not have known that it would result in the death of his 76-year-old wife. But as he negotiated the left turn back into the dealer’s parking lot, another motorist that was traveling straight smashed into the Wormes, flipping… Read More »
Kids And Accidents With Firearms
The pandemic took its toll on Americans in many ways. One area some may not think about in terms of the pandemic is deaths related to guns. Throughout America, the number of injuries and deaths for children between five and 14 years of age almost doubled in 2020. Here in Florida and across the… Read More »
Has Your Angry Ex Accused You Of Child Abuse?
You endured a dismal divorce, and thought you’d made it through pretty much unscathed—but that couldn’t be further from the truth. After a horrible custody battle that resulted in limited visitation for you was bad enough, but now your ex is accusing you of the worst thing imaginable: abusing your own kids. Your life… Read More »
Flooding Equals Disaster For Floridians
Two weeks after Hurricane Ian whirled through Florida, people in Central Florida near Lake Harney and along the shores of the St. Johns River continued to wait for flood waters to recede, while those along the coast of the southwestern part of the state attempted to pick through the soggy artifacts that were once… Read More »
Lives In Peril Due To Drinking And Driving
Unfortunately, sometimes the alcohol leads to events everyone wishes they could forget. When those events include tragedies on California roads, the fallout can be heart wrenching. Grieving Long Term In the past decade, over 1,500 people have died in crashes involving alcohol in Maryland. Throughout the year, someone dies at the hand of a… Read More »
Free Speech In America Today
Free speech is one of the most cherished rights in America. But what are the limitations on that speech? It is worth noting in These volatile times that ignoring the restrictions on free speech could lead to legal woes. For example… The highly publicized trials of Alex Jones, who spent about a decade spewing… Read More »
Tesla’s Fiery Crashes
When a sedan smashed into a van in a Martin County intersection, no one could’ve imagined the final outcome. The sedan was a Tesla, and it exploded into flames, killing the four occupants in the most awful way. Did being in a Tesla make the difference here? Design Flaws? Tesla seems to have a… Read More »
