Sheriff\u2019s Deputy and a man pulled over by the Sheriff during a traffic stop were injured in a pre-dawn crash. Orlando-based lawyer Tony Francis of the Francis Law Firm offers some pertinent perspective and commentary.<\/p>\n
The Florida Turnpike seems like such a safe road. The toll booths indicate safe passage and slightly below normal traffic loads in a large portion of the state. But early on the morning of July 3, 2009, before the sun came up to shine its light on orange and mango groves and the occasional billboard with its tourist attractions, four cars were involved in a serious accident on the Florida Turnpike.<\/p>\n
Crucial actors in this real-life drama were Sheriff\u2019s Deputy Shane Dickens, 23, of Orlando, and Kerry Velasquez, 22, of St. Cloud, whose vehicle had been stopped by Deputy Dickens at mile marker 252 of the southbound lanes of Florida\u2019s Turnpike in the stillness just prior to dawn. (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sheriff\u2019s Deputy and a man pulled over by the Sheriff during a traffic stop were injured in a pre-dawn crash. Orlando-based lawyer Tony Francis of the Francis Law Firm offers some pertinent perspective and commentary. The Florida Turnpike seems like…<\/span><\/p>\n