Author Archives: Rick Kriseman

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Dangerous Thursday

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Rick Kriseman

Thursday, May 17, 2012 was not a good day for pedestrians in Clearwater, as two pedestrians were struck by vehicles while crossing the street. The first accident occurred at approximately 8:00 a.m.  This accident occurred at the intersection of southbound … Continue reading →

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Even when you do everything right, sometimes bad things still happen

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Rick Kriseman

40 year old Kris Ann Jones was doing everything she was supposed to be doing while riding her bicycle east on 1st Avenue So. in St. Petersburg, including traveling within the boundaries of the bicycle lane. But what she didn’t … Continue reading →

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An innocent driver dies in crash

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Rick Kriseman

52 year old Peggy Sue Roaf of Oak Beach Boulevard in Sebring, Florida was traveling northbound on U.S. 27 S at round 6:30 p.m. when her Ford Focus was struck near Tubbs Road by a GMC Envoy being driven by … Continue reading →

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PIP Reform – what are the implications of the new law?

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Rick Kriseman

At the 11th hour, on the final day of the 60 day Legislative session, the Florida House and Senate each passed a broad sweeping PIP reform bill (HB119), purportedly aimed at reducing fraud, but in reality, serving more as a … Continue reading →

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Questionable practices of For-Profit Colleges and Universities coming under greater scrutiny

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Rick Kriseman

For the past year and half, Senator Tom Harkin and the United States Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee has taken a hard look at the practices of For-Profit Colleges and Universities. Along with the investigation of the business … Continue reading →

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Follow up on ER Sovereign Immunity Bill

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Rick Kriseman

Back on January 25, 2012, I wrote about a proposed bill which would have provided sovereign immunity for emergency room doctors. HB385, by Representative Matt Gaetz, originally provided for a formal legislative finding that ER physicians were agents of the … Continue reading →

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Seat belts save lives – IF you bother to wear them

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Rick Kriseman

Sunday morning proved to be deadly for six people in the Tampa Bay area, all of whom died in two separate car crashes. The first crash, which occurred around 3:10 a.m., involved a Ford Expedition. The Expedition was headed north … Continue reading →

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“Everybody’s on the phone, so connected and all alone.”

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Rick Kriseman

This was the chorus of a Jimmy Buffett song of the same title. And I gave this post that title because it seems in our society today that you can’t go anywhere without seeing someone, somewhere, on the phone. With … Continue reading →

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Highway, fog, smoke, darkness. For many, this is what hell looked like.

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Rick Kriseman

It’s mid afternoon on Sunday, when I receive a call from my cousin who was traveling on I-75 north headed back to school. She had left the Tampa bay area around noon, and was expected to reach her destination by … Continue reading →

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Emergency room visits – Better hope nothing goes wrong

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Rick Kriseman

While some emergency rooms are better than others, and while some emergency room physicians are better than others, most are dedicated to providing quality health care, and in fact, do provide quality health care for those who receive treatment in … Continue reading →

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