Tucked inside the recently signed $287 billion federal transportation funding act is a 'tort reform' provision eliminating vicarious liability laws applying to auto rental and leasing companies in 16 states, including Florida, and the District of Columbia. - Full Story

Eugene Knight spent his 14th birthday at Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne, where he is recovering from non-life-threatening injuries following a fatal accident when he and another teen on a bike collided with a car. - Full Story

Authorities have identified a motorist killed in south Lake County as a 20-year-old man from Davenport in Polk County. The Florida Highway Patrol said a 1994 Saturn driven by Marius M. Ilie crossed the center median of U.S. Highway 192 in front of a westbound Toyota van. The Saturn spun clockwise in front of the van, and the van struck the car on the driver's side, the FHP said. - Full Story

A crash in Century involving a volunteer fire department truck drives home the point that emergency workers want to convey to motorists: Move over. It's the law. Although only minor injuries were reported in the crash, it had hallmarks of what makes it tough on emergency vehicle drivers. - Full Story

July 28, 2005: An ambulance rushing to an emergency broadsided a Jeep that ran a red light, sending three people to the hospital, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The ambulance was headed north on Belcher Road with its lights and sirens on about 9 a.m., Highway Patrol Community Service Officer Tom Marten said. It was being driven by Sunstar emergency medical technician Jack L. Hennes, 29, of Largo, and was not carrying a patient. The FHP says the Jeep's driver ran through a red light, causing the wreck. - Full Story