by sswope@swopelawpl.com | May 23, 2023 | PSA
Drivers on US Highway 19 in Clearwater between Curlew Road and State Road 580 will notice a change in the traffic flow beginning this week. All of the left turn breaks on US 19 are being closed. If a driver wants to make a left turn on US 19, they will now have to go...
by sswope@swopelawpl.com | May 4, 2023 | PSA
The Florida Department of Transportation will be expanding US 19 north and south of Curlew Road for the next few years. This will undoubtedly lead to delays and traffic congestion while the project is underway. It will also likely lead to car crashes as drivers try to...
by sswope@swopelawpl.com | Dec 14, 2016 | Blog
Public Service Announcement – When warm, moist air flows across cool coastal Gulf waters, the result can be dense sea fog that blankets the land near the coast. Fog can be deadly because it reduces visibility and puts a film of condensation on the roads, which...
by sswope@swopelawpl.com | Dec 12, 2016 | Blog
This year for Christmas, give your loved ones the gift of safety – a carbon monoxide detector. Carbon monoxide is scentless, colorless, and tasteless, but it’s extremely deadly. Carbon monoxide is created any time you burn a fuel, like gasoline, natural...
by sswope@swopelawpl.com | Dec 12, 2016 | Pinellas County Accidents
December 10, 2016 – Jason Miller was killed in in a head-on crash that occurred on US 19. A vehicle driven by Terrell Salerno reportedly crossed the median into the path of Miller’s vehicle. Florida Statute 316.081 states that “a vehicle shall be driven...