A transportation device that Leesfield & Partners’ Founder and Managing Partner, Ira Leesfield, has been warning communities about may have been responsible for a Key West fire, according to the city’s Fire Marshal. Key West Fire Marshal Jason Barroso reminded the community in the Keys Weekly, a weekly newspaper, to…
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Three Hospitalized Following Crash Monday on the Seven Mile Bridge in the Florida Keys
Three people were airlifted to the hospital following a head-on crash on the Seven Mile Bridge in the Florida Keys Monday afternoon, according to reporting from local media. The crash happened around 2 p.m. between a GMC Denali pickup truck and a BMW SUV. Photos from the Miami Herald show…
Boater accused in 2022 Crash that Killed High Schooler Ordered Not to Contact Victim’s Family
A circuit court judge ordered George Pino, the 54-year-old Doral real estate broker facing vessel homicide charges related to the 2022 boat crash that killed an Our Lady of Lourdes Academy student, to no longer contact the teen’s parents during trial. Circuit Court Judge Marisa Tinkler Mendez granted the order…
Parents of Florida Teen Killed in 2022 Boat Crash Urge Lawmakers to Make Changes.
More than two years ago, a Miami-Dade County family suffered the unimaginable loss of their daughter in a boat crash, now the parents of Luciana Fernandez are fighting for legislative change. It was Labor Day 2022 when then 17-year-old Luciana and over a dozen others were on a boat that…
Cruise Ship Christened in Key West. How Leesfield & Partners has Represented Injured Clients in Cruise Cases for 48 Years.
American Cruise Lines, the largest river and small cruise ship line in the U.S., announced its newest ship was christened in Key West. The ceremony, which was held last week in Key West, was held to honor the company’s newest ship, the American Legend. This ship is part of the…
FWC Launches Vessel Turn-In Program in the Florida Keys. What to Know.
The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners recently released an advisory to remind Florida Keys boat owners that the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is once again accepting applications for its Vessel Turn-In Program (VTIP) to prevent possible. The VTIP is entirely voluntary and was established in late 2022…
Four People Rescued from Sinking Boat off Florida Keys. What to Know.
At least four people were rescued from a sinking boat off the coast of Marathon, Florida, Sunday. Th incident happened about 11 miles off the coast around 5 p.m. when a distress signal reached the U.S. Coast Guard. A crew was sent out to find the 27-foot, sinking vessel and…
Service Member Stops Hotel Armed Robbery in Progress. In 48 Years of Personal Injury Practice, Leesfield & Partners Knows Many Others Are Not So Lucky.
A U.S. airman stopped a Fort Walton Beach hotel robbery by making a simple call Friday, according to police. The incident happened just before 10 a.m. Friday at a Residence Inn when the airman was walking through the lobby and noticed a “suspicious interaction” between the clerk and a person…
One dead, three others injured in Florida Keys boat crash, officials say.
A North Carolina woman was killed, three others were injured and one man faces charges following a boat crash in the Florida Keys Friday. A 21-foot motorboat carrying four people hit an anchored 34-foot sailboat Friday around 8 p.m. in Florida Bay off mile marker 96 in Key Largo, according…
Florida father accused of drunk driving in deadly crash that killed 5-year-old faces charges, police say
A father who was allegedly driving drunk the day he crashed his car into a tree, killing his daughter, 5, and injuring his son, 3, faces DUI manslaughter charges, police said in a Dec. 31 news release. The crash happened in Polk County, Florida, on Nov. 7 when a father,…