Author: Andrew Calandro
School Crossing Guard Rescues a Girl From Being Struck in Valrico
Category: Accident News

Valrico FL- January 27, 2021

School Crossing Guard Rescues Girl in Valrico

A young girl crossing the intersection of Culbreath Road and Nature’s Way in Valrico, Florida almost was struck by a car. The crossing guard, Kathleen Quinn was in the middle of the road holding up a stop sign for the 7-year girl to cross. As the car was speeding through this crosswalk Kathleen, grabbed the girl preventing her from being struck.

Crossing a busy street at night is extremely dangerous. In 2017 there were over 137,000 pedestrians treated for injuries. Out of those 137,000 pedestrians, 5,977 died. If you were struck by a vehicle as a pedestrian, contact Calandro Law in Riverview, Florida today.

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Andrew Calandro

After earning success litigating cases all over the state of Florida and consulting on cases nationwide, civil trial attorney, Andrew Calandro, decided to focus his practice on his hometown, helping the people of his own community.

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