Miami Gardens, FL – One Person Killed in Palmetto Expy Crash
Miami Gardens, FL (November 16, 2020) – An auto accident on an expressway in Miami Gardens ended the life of one individual early yesterday morning.
The incident took place at around 2:30 a.m. Sunday, November 15, when a white Toyota and a black Honda were involved in a rear-end collision on the Palmetto Expressway for reasons still being determined by local officials.
The vehicles were headed east on SR-26 near Northwest 57th Avenue when the wreck occurred, taking the life of one individual.
The Toyota was forced off the roadway and overturned, ejecting the rear passenger from the vehicle.
Police and paramedics who attended the scene of the crash stated that the passenger who was ejected from the Toyota was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The Toyota’s driver was transported by ambulance to a nearby medical center for the treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
The driver of the Honda suffered minor injuries and remained at the crash scene in order to cooperate with authorities.
No further information has been made public concerning the accident or its surrounding circumstances, and no other injuries were reported to have resulted from the incident. No one involved has been identified at this time.
We would like to offer our sincere condolences to the family of the deceased victim at this time.
Our thoughts are with those injured in the accident in hopes of a full and speedy recovery.
Florida Auto Collisions
A fatal car accident in Florida is estimated to take place approximately once every three hours. This averages out to nearly 9 people who lose their lives per day due to fatal Florida car accidents. Each year, on average, a total of approximately 3,000 individuals are killed due to auto collisions in Florida. Sadly, most of these incidences are caused by driver negligence.
Negligence while driving is an easily preventable mistake made by thousands if not millions of American drivers. This dangerous behavior causes a very large number of traffic accidents throughout the nation, as well as traffic fatalities. If you have lost a loved one due to the negligence of another person on the road, call a Florida wrongful death attorney as soon as possible to discuss your options for financial compensation.
The most prevalent cause for car accidents to occur in the Sunshine State, currently, is distracted driving, which is another form of negligent driving. The specific action that people most often choose to carry out while driving that puts them in the ‘distracted driving’ category is texting. Texting and driving accounts for nearly one-fourth of all of the car accidents that take place in Florida.
Some other common causes of car accidents in Florida are intoxication, fatigue, and speeding. One must always be alert, cautious, and sober when getting behind the wheel of a vehicle. Failing to do so could result in serious injury or death.
Seeking the assistance of a skilled and knowledgeable Florida accident attorney after involvement in a serious accident is your best bet in receiving full and fair financial compensation for your injuries and losses. Attempting to negotiate a just compensation amount from the insurance company on your own without the skilled assistance of a Florida personal injury lawyer could put you in an undesirable position. Insurance companies often attempt to totally avoid paying compensation or coerce accident victims into settling for a meager amount.
If you or a loved one sustained injuries in a negligently caused car accident, you may be legally entitled to financial compensation depending on the circumstances of your crash. Allow a Florida personal injury attorney to inform you of your existing legal rights, and to help you exercise them in court if need be.
In the horrible event that you have lost someone you love in a traffic accident that was caused by the reckless, careless actions of another person, a Florida wrongful death lawyer could assist you in collecting financial compensation in order to cover things like funeral costs and towering medical bills. The truth remains that nothing could ever replace the loss of a loved one, but monetary recompense can be extremely helpful in covering outstanding costs associated with your loved one’s accident and passing.
The Florida personal injury lawyers at Boone & Davis have been successfully protecting and preserving the rights of those injured in carelessly caused accidents for the past three decades. We work to provide injured accident victims and their families with the most effective and aggressive (when necessary) legal representation in Florida. Dealing with all of this on top of being injured and/or losing a loved one is an almost insurmountable task when done alone. But with the help of a legal professional like a Florida car accident lawyer, you can get the compensation and justice you may be entitled to. Call our law firm today at 954-566-9919 to get started on your own personal injury case and to speak with a reputable and skilled personal injury lawyer.
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