NEWS | RV Awning Causes Man To Lose Leg, RV Industry Cuts Outlook, Florida Fires State Park Whistleblower

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🗓️ 6 September 2024

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Use code RVMILES for 25% (or more!) off your next RV Mattress from Brooklyn Bedding at https://rvmattress.com/rvmiles This week, a Portland man sues for $27 million after losing his leg in an accident involving an RV awning. Florida's controversial state park development plans are halted, and a whistleblower fired. The RV industry revises its 2024 production forecast downwards, signaling potential impacts on quality and pricing. Plus, scam warnings for America's Largest RV Show in Hershey, PA, and the show's potential move to a new facility. ***** Become a Mile Marker Member and support this content. Learn more at https://RVMiles.com/milemarkers Subscribe to the NEW RV Miles Podcast Channel: https://www.youtube.com/RVMilesPodcast. ******************************Connect with RV Miles: RV Miles Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/rvmilesShop the RV Miles Amazon Store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/rvmilesRV Miles Mailing List: https://rvmiles.com/mailinglistMile Marker Membership: https://rvmiles.com/milemarkers 00:00 Introduction00:07 Lawsuit Over RV Awning Accident01:20 Florida State Parks Development Controversy03:10 Sponsor Message: RV Mattress by Brooklyn Bedding04:40 RV Industry Production Outlook06:24 Hershey RV Show Updates and Issues09:51 Conclusion

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0:00.0	I'm Jason Epperson. This is RV Miles and it's time for the latest in RV and camping news.
0:08.0	First up, a man from the Portland, Oregon area is suing an RV owner and the companies that installed and manufactured an RV a awning
0:16.8	for $27 million after he lost his leg when the RV's awning flung open and struck him according to the Oregonian.
0:26.0	Trevor Irish was checking the pressure on his van's tires when a 2004 Holiday admiral RV passed by according to the suit.
0:35.6	I assume they mean holiday rambler admiral but the article says holiday park.
0:40.1	The RV was driving at over 45 miles per hour as it passed Irish and its awning flung open and hit him according to the suit.
0:51.0	Irish suffered severe cuts and broken bones in his right hand, right arm, and
0:55.6	right leg forcing doctors to amputate his leg below the knee. The suit names the driver
1:01.6	along with awning manufacturer Domenic which the suit The suit Awning, not the original on the RV and it was installed by a camping world dealership who was also named in the suit.
1:17.0	The awning was installed just four months prior.
1:20.0	Florida has apparently dropped its plans for development in nine state parks a story
1:25.5	we've been following where the Florida Department of Environmental Protection
1:29.0	was forced to reveal plans to build three golf courses, two large lodges, and several other amenities in parks without much public input.
1:38.0	The whistleblower who revealed the story has been fired by the state according to the Tampa Bay Times.
1:44.3	James Gatis was hired by the Department of Environmental Protection
1:48.7	as a cartographer and was the one who was drawing up the maps for where these things were supposed to go.
1:55.3	The most impactful being the 1,050 acres of golf courses at Jonathan Dickinson State Park
2:01.1	and 350 room lodges at Top Sale Hill Preserve and Anastasia State Parks.
2:06.9	Gattis said he spoke out due to the rush secrecy that was behind the park plans and the vast environmental destruction
2:13.7	that would be caused if they were to be completed. In an interview
2:17.1	Gattis recalled his hand hovering over a computer mouse shaking with anger and
2:22.0	frustration as he was told to rush his maps from
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