Category Archives: Auto Accidents
The Importance of Documenting Property Damage/Injuries After a Car Accident
Even minor car crashes can cost victims thousands of dollars in repair bills and medical expenses. Paying these costs can put a significant amount of financial strain on injured parties and their families, which can be especially frustrating to those who did not cause or contribute to their accident. Fortunately, injured parties can and… Read More »
Side Impact Car Crashes
Every year, thousands of Florida residents are injured in side impact car crashes, which occur when a driver collides into the side of another vehicle. Because the sides of a vehicle are not as reinforced as the front and rear parts of the car, drivers and passengers are not as protected from impact. For… Read More »
Multi-Car Pile-Ups
How severely a person is injured in a car crash depends on a series of factors, such as the speed at which the car was traveling prior to impact. However, there are certain types of car accidents, including multi-car pile-ups, that are notorious for resulting in particularly serious injuries. Treating accident-related injuries can quickly… Read More »
Collecting Compensation for Whiplash
Many car accident victims suffer from whiplash, which occurs when the muscles and ligaments of the neck and upper back are strained after a forceful impact causes the head to jerk forward or backward. Although many cases of whiplash are minor and heal within a few weeks, others are much more serious and can… Read More »
How Performing Regular Tire Maintenance Can Help Keep You Safe
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), approximately nine percent of all car accidents are related in some way to a problem with a vehicle’s tires. In some cases, these car crashes could not have been predicted because the tires themselves were defective in some way. However, many could have been prevented… Read More »
The Dangers of Road Debris
According to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, approximately 200,000 car crashes were caused by road debris over a four year period. The AAA Foundation’s most recent report also included data indicating that 39,000 injuries were sustained in these traffic-related accidents and a further 500 people tragically lost their lives. Road Debris Defined In… Read More »
Can I Collect Compensation if I was Rear Ended?
Car accidents that involve at least one vehicle being rear ended are some of the most frequently occurring types of collisions in the nation. While it can be simpler to establish fault in these kinds of cases, rear end accidents also tend to result in some of the most painful and debilitating injuries. Common… Read More »
Baby Critically Injured In Crash
A newborn baby was critically injured as a result of a hit and run crash after being ejected from the vehicle. The mother of the child was also injured in the accident in which their vehicle was struck by a a cargo van that did not stay at the scene. The baby was hospitalized… Read More »
Bicyclist Killed In Weston Hit And Run Accident
The family and friends of a man killed in an automobile accident while riding his bicycle are asking for help in finding out what happened – and who was driving the automobile that struck their loved one. The bicyclist was knocked off his bike in the hit and run crash and, tragically, did not… Read More »
Secondary Injuries Stem From Semi Accident
A tractor trailer driver suffered serious physical injuries as a result of an accident earlier this month in which his truck hit a barrier on a Florida interstate highway and fell off an overpass onto the roadway below. However, he has now suffered financial injury as well, having received a ticket for using his… Read More »
