Former Tampa Bay Buccaneer fullback Mike "The A-Train" Alstott remains an all-time fan favorite for his accomplishments on and off the field. He played 12 seasons as a fullback, racking up 5,088 yards rushing; 71 touchdowns (a team record); six Pro Bowls; and a 2002 Super Bowl championship. He was also injured nearly 50 times […]
Dr. Mike Tuccelli, a former University of Florida professor of American Sign Language has been profoundly deaf since birth, but his lack of hearing has not stopped him from being an active motorcycle rider. For the past 14 years, Dr. Tuccelli has organized an annual Florida/Alaska motorcycle trip raising money for the SKI-HI Institute, which […]
By Steve Heintz of Heintz & Becker We decided to launch our newest series of blogs on the subject of brain injury for three main reasons. First, the most common causes of traumatic brain injury in the general population are motor vehicle and motorcycle accidents. Second, we now know for a fact that there is […]
This message is so important that we're skipping our customary lead-in language and getting right to the point: whatever you do this Halloween, DON'T use special effect contact lenses purchased without a prescription. The bizarre looking contact lenses being sold online, at flea markets and convenience stores are dangerous, illegal, and can cause serious eye […]
Mayday (originally from the French term "venez m'aider" meaning "come help me") is the universal distress signal to call out to marine rescue and other vessels that you are in imminent grave and life-threatening danger and need immediate assistance. A Mayday call has absolute priority over all other transmissions. Knowing how to make a Mayday […]
Heintz & Becker is reaching out to its readers to try to help the Florida Highway Patrol in its search for the driver of a 2011 Chevrolet Equinox who caused a deadly motorcycle crash on Brandon Boulevard on the evening of October 3, 2015. Around 8:30 p.m. the driver's vehicle was seen pulling out of […]
Is your motorcycle an easy and attractive target for motorcycle thieves? Did you know that experienced thieves can steal a motorcycle in a matter of seconds, to be shipped overseas for resale or stripped of its parts for fast cash? Did you also know that Florida has one of the highest rates of motorcycle theft […]
Lawyers and tattoos have not traditionally been very closely linked. But with tattoos becoming commonly accepted, even lawyers are getting tattoos. But, true to our profession, we lawyers contemplate much more than what type of design we want - we think about safety, responsibility and liability. Unfortunately, a tattoo done in unsanitary conditions or with […]
We want to welcome our readers to the first installment of a brand new series of Boating Safety blogs we are launching on our Heintz & Becker website and Facebook page. Unfortunately, the State of Florida, which leads the country and has more boat registrations than any other state, also led the country in 2014 […]
Losing a family member or friend to a car or motorcycle accident is devastating and changes everything. Everything that is, except the love of family and friends. For those left behind, roadside memorials can be a great comfort, marking the location where a loved one died and preserving their memory with messages and mementos. After […]
Attention motorcycle riders: State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota (SCF) is offering its Basic Motorcycle Rider 1 class for a special price of $175 for its upcoming 16-hour class that will meet 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, August 12-13, 2015 at SCF, 5840 26th St. W., Bradenton. Completion of SCF's Basic Rider 1 […]
"Shocking" is the word used by one of the FSU research coordinators who worked on a study to see how distracted a person can become when they get a notification on their cell phone. FSU researchers suspect that upon getting a notification - even if the recipient lets it go and does nothing else - […]
