Category Archives: Auto Accidents
Pregnant Women Face More Risks in Car Accidents
While pregnancy can be a wonderful time, it can also be extremely stressful and dangerous. Pregnant women, for instance, face additional risks if involved in a car accident. Tragically, these problems can prove fatal. In fact, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) estimates that car accidents result in more than 5,000 fetal losses every… Read More »
Head-On Collisions Can Have Devastating Consequences
Navigating the aftermath of a car crash can be overwhelming, with accident victims forced to suffer through physical pain, emotional turmoil, and complicated legal challenges. This tends to be particularly true after serious car accidents, like head-on collisions, which are notorious for resulting in especially devastating injuries. Head-On Collisions Of the many types of… Read More »
Car Accident-Related Blunt Force Head Trauma
Of the many types of injuries that car crash victims can sustain, blunt force trauma to the head is among the most devastating. In fact, blunt force trauma, specifically to the head, is the leading cause of death for vehicle occupants. What is Blunt Force Head Trauma? Blunt force head trauma occurs when the… Read More »
Financial Recovery for Steering Wheel Injuries
Although many people don’t realize it, some of the most severe head and chest injuries that car accident victims experience occur because the force of their impact caused them to strike their steering wheels. Fortunately, like other car accident-related injuries, physical injuries caused by steering wheels are compensable in Florida. How Steering Wheel Injuries… Read More »
Keeping an Injury Journal After a Car Crash Can Strengthen Your Accident Claim
There’s a lot to keep track of after a car accident, from getting medical attention and filing insurance claims to handling vehicle repairs and taking time off from work. It can be difficult, especially when suffering from an injury, to stay on top of all of these matters, which is why we often encourage… Read More »
Collapsed Lungs Are a Potential Car Accident Injury
Some of the most serious car accident injuries don’t actually show up physically, at least initially. Internal injuries, for instance, which can occur when the organs in the chest and abdomen suffer a blunt force impact aren’t always readily apparent and may not result in symptoms until hours or days after the crash. This… Read More »
The Statute of Limitations for Florida Car Accidents
The statute of limitations is a legal term used to describe the deadline for initiating legal proceedings. In a car accident context, the statute of limitations sets the amount of time that an injured party has to file a lawsuit seeking compensation for crash-related losses from the person who caused the collision. Once this… Read More »
Reducing Your Risk of Getting Hit by a Drunk Driver
Despite efforts by lawmakers and law enforcement agencies across the country, drunk driving accidents continue to occur at an alarming rate in the U.S. In fact, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that nearly 30 percent of all car accidents involve alcohol. Unfortunately, there’s no way to control the behavior of other… Read More »
What Causes Wrong-Way Accidents?
While they may occur less than other types of car accidents, wrong-way crashes remain one of the most dangerous kinds of collisions in which a person can be involved. Alarmingly, they also seem to be on the rise in Florida. There were, for instance, 3,854 wrong-way accidents in Florida in 2022, 128 of which… Read More »
Was Your Car Accident Caused by Reckless Driving?
Aggressive and reckless driving have become increasingly common on Florida roads, with heavy traffic and long commutes taking their toll on the patience and decision making of drivers across the state. Whatever the cause, reckless driving presents a significant danger to other road users, who could easily end up injured because of a reckless… Read More »
