Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Infant Formula Recalls
Your baby doesn’t seem to be interested in feeding and is uncommonly irritable and feverish. You’ve noticed a yellowing of the skin, and eyes, unusual movements and a seemingly struggle to get a breath. What’s going on? Who would have imagined the baby formula you’ve been feeding your precious little one would lead to… Read More »
Driving While High Can Get You Busted In Florida
Although cannabis use is sanctioned in the state of Florida for medical purposes, we all know that there are plenty of people who used the drug recreationally, as well. You should know that whether a person has a prescription or not, driving while under the influence of THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, can… Read More »
Drivers Must Respond Appropriately To Emergency Vehicles
Do you know what to do if you are driving and see emergency vehicles with their lights on and sirens blaring? Most drivers understand that flashing lights in their rearview mirror means they have to pull over. But many don’t realize that if an emergency vehicle is pulled over on the roadside ahead of… Read More »
The Horrendous Facts About Wrongful Convictions
Are there innocent people behind bars in this country? You’d better believe it! According to The High Court, a legal group given to researching such matters, there are anywhere between 46,000 and 230,000 people—between two and ten percent of prisoners– serving time in this country who are not guilty of the crimes for which… Read More »
Road Rage In Florida
Ever lose your cool behind the wheel? If so, you’re not alone. Nearly eight in ten drivers admit to engaging in aggressive actions on the road in order to signify their annoyance toward another driver. Road rage takes many forms, and in the worst-case scenarios, results in terror, injuries and death. In the course… Read More »
Florida Bicycle Accidents
Two Florida bicyclists died a half hour apart in two separate accidents one Saturday night. The first was hit by a sedan that raced away without offering aid; the second was an unhelmeted rider who was hit by a truck. That driver stayed and cooperated with investigators. While the runaway driver may be morally… Read More »
State And Federal Hate Crimes
It took less than two years for two separate trials with two separate juries to convict three men of murder and hate crimes in the Ahmaud Arbery case. The attention the case has drawn has left many questioning what the differences between the trials were, and why the defendants were forced to stand trial… Read More »
Fog And Smoke Combine For Tragedy
A fiery crash involving multiple vehicles on I-95 in east-Central Florida resulted in three fatalities, along with multiple hospitalizations. Officials report that smoke from a prescribed fire close by combined with fog to create treacherous conditions that motorists came upon abruptly and unexpectedly in the wee hours of the morning one weekday in March… Read More »
Wrong-Way Driving
November 2021: A young man inexplicably lost his life in Jacksonville after another motorist slammed into him while traveling in the wrong direction on I-295. Two other wrong-way driving incidents occurred just a month earlier, one on I-95, the other on State Road 408. Both resulted in fatalities. Florida has, in fact, the second… Read More »
Questions About The 21-Foot Rule In Policing
Police training throughout the country necessarily includes information and practice involving defensive tactics and use of force. Recent concerns related to certain concepts to which officers are exposed have come to light–specifically, whether or not the 21-foot rule should be considered an actual rule is of issue. What is the 21-foot Rule? The goal… Read More »
