Crash On Interstate 75 Kills Man From North Port, Injures Passenger

Florida Highway Patrol reported a single car accident that took the life of 81 year old Kasper Flueck of North Port.

Rosetta Flueck, 70 was Fluek’s passenger and received treatment for minor injuries at Lakewood Ranch Medical Center.

Both the driver and passenger were wearing seat belts at the time of the accident. The accident began shortly after 3:15 in the afternoon when the trailer Fluek was towing behind his Mercury Mountaineer SUV began to sway violently back and forth shaking the top-heavy SUV into a spin.

The once the vehicle/trailer went into a spin the trailer jacknifed and caused the SUV to rollover at speed where it came to rest in the median of I-75.

Kasper Flueck was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders.

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Bernie Walsh

Education Bernard F. Walsh graduated from the University of South Florida before receiving his law degree from Cumberland School of Law in 1978. During law school, he was selected to serve as a research clerk and intern for a Federal Judge and the U.S. Attorney's Office. He was awarded The National Book Awards for Constitutional Law and Professional Responsibility during law school. Experience Bernard Walsh devoted the next three years to trial work for the State of Florida. This provided him with the opportunity to concentrate on his trial abilities, with numerous high profile trials concerning serious felony crimes. Since 1982, he has exclusively practiced personal injury law and helped accident victims in and beyond Sarasota and Manatee Counties in Florida. Mr. Walsh has been listed in Avvo, an attorney rating site, as Superb. LexisNexis/Martindale-Hubbell, an attorneys rating publication, has rated Mr. Walsh as very high legal ability and ethical standards. Mr. Walsh is listed in National Trial Lawyers Association as one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers, and was inducted into Southern Trial Lawyers Association. He has also won the largest playground recoveries, one of the top three motorcycle recoveries, and the second largest daycare center recovery in the State of Florida. He is also a member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. The Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum is a group of attorneys who have achieved career case successes that include multi-million dollar recoveries, settlements and/or verdicts.