In December 2002, 41-year old Jacksonville resident Cory Fine went to Shands Hospital at the University of Florida for gastric bypass surgery.  A few days after the surgery Fine began having difficulty breathing.  Fine was then taken to have a CT scan by a CT technician where he claims he told them that he felt like he was dying.  Furthermore, Fine told the technician he did not think he would be able to breathe at all if he laid down flat for the scan.  Despite this, no one at the hospital tested his oxygen saturation levels and the technician made him lie down for the CT scan. Fine died during the CT scanning procedure.   

A jury in Alcachua County recently awarded $6.2 million to Fine's family in a medical malpractice lawsuit against Shands.

A St. Petersburg man is dead after a tragic accident Tuesday. Police say that a 24-year-old was speeding on North MLK Jr. Street.

He was weaving in an out of lanes, illegally passing cars. The driver has been identified as Joshua Joseph Klesssig. According to the St. Petersburg Times, "Around the 8200 block, Klessig tried passing a 2004 Dodge minivan driven by Danny Noah Harnage, 26, of St. Petersburg." Klessig underestimated the distance he needed to pass and clipped the minivan instead. This sent both cars spinning.

Klessig's Jeep careened into a light pole. He was not wearing a seat belt and sustained serious injuries to his upper body. The other driver, Harnage, was not injured in the accident.

According to The St. Petersburg Times, "Police arrested three people on animal cruelty charges after an investigation that began when two of their dogs escaped from an enclosed yard and attacked a woman riding her bicycle Monday night." 48-year-old Vanessa Watts was heading North on Ninth Street around 10:30 at night. According to police, two dogs broke out of a fenced yard as she pedalled by, pulling her from her bicycle. She was bitten on one arm and both her legs. Watts was able to run home and call for help.

Police told Animal Control to round up the dogs. When Animal Control arrived, the animals responsible for the attack were not there. They did recover two severely injured animals, however. According to The St. Petersburg Times, police are looking for the dogs, which are "blue pit pulls with gray coats."

Animal attacks can leave you seriously injured. If you or someone you know has suffered from an animal attack, contact your St. Petersburg Dog Bite Lawyers at Beltz & Ruth by dialing 1-800-931-4369.

ABC Action News reports that police have found a possible suspect in a deadly hit-and-run pedestrian accident over the weekend.

74-year-old Shirley Harris was crossing South 4th Steet Saturday around 7:20 a.m. According to police, a 2004 Hyundai Sonata ran a red light, careened into a Dodge truck, then hit Harris. Harris flew over the car and onto the road where she died. The Sonata continued on its path. It then hit a parking meter and crashed into a building on North Fourth Street. After all that, the driver escaped and headed south.

Police have annound that 24-year-old Byron Sterling is a suspect, according to ABC Action News. He was arrested on unrelated charges, "nearly 12 hours after it happened on numerous charges including child abuse and throwing a deadly missile into an occupied vehicle," writes ABC Action News.