Lawyer Who Fought Florida Helmet Law Dies In Crash

The Tampa Bay Times reports:

Pinellas lawyer Ron Smith was a member of ABATE — A Brotherhood Against Totalitarian Enactments and American Bikers Aimed Toward Education — which lobbied against the law for years. He represented clients who ran afoul of Florida’s motorcycle requirements in court cases that some say helped overturn Florida’s helmet law.

Smith and his girlfriend, Brenda Jeanan Volpe, were riding a motorcycle on U.S. 19 in Pinellas County. They were headed to a memorial service for another biker who had died of cancer. Smith crashed the bike as he tried to slow for traffic ahead of him. Both he and Volpe were killed. Neither was wearing a helmet.

Read the full article. The law was overturned in 2000.

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— Tampa Bay Times (@TB_Times) October 25, 2022