Category Archives: Car Accident
Deadly Vehicle-Moped Accident in Fort Pierce
Police are still investigating a rear-end crash that killed a moped rider. However, they have few clues as to what happened. The wreck occurred on southbound U.S. Highway 1 near the Tumblin Road intersection. A car rear-ended a moped, and the moped rider died at the scene. Motorcycle Injuries Sophisticated airbags and other advances… Read More »
Head-On Wreck Kills Vero Beach Man
The head-on collision involved a passenger car and a semi-truck; the passenger car driver was killed almost instantly. The wreck happened on southbound Johnson Road. For unknown reasons, a southbound Grand Marquis crossed the center line into northbound traffic. The semi-truck driver attempted to avoid the crash, but was unable to do so. Florida Highway… Read More »
What is Vicarious Liability and Why is it Important in Car Wreck Claims?
Frequently, personal injury attorneys connect car wreck victims with doctors who charge nothing upfront for their services. However, these bills must be paid eventually. And, many tortfeasors (negligent drivers) do not have enough insurance coverage to pay them in full, especially in catastrophic injury cases. That’s because Florida has one of the highest percentages… Read More »
The Five Types of Driving Impairment
Driver error causes about 95 percent of the car crashes in Florida. Frequently, this error is a moving violation, like speeding. In fact, excessive speed causes or contributes to about a third of the fatal vehicle collisions in Florida. For the most part, driver impairment is different. These problems always begin before the driver… Read More »
The Five Types of Driving Impairment
In the United States, driver error causes about 96 percent of all car wrecks. Most of these incidents are not accidents. People accidentally leave the lights on. They do not accidentally drive while fatigued or under the influence of drugs. Since most impairment-related crashes are not accidents, a Port St. Lucie personal injury attorney… Read More »
Ten Children Injured in School Bus Crash
Few details were available about a wreck which involved a car and a St. Lucie Public School vehicle loaded with kids. The wreck occurred in Fort Pierce, near the intersection of Avenue O and North U.S. 1, shortly before school began for the day. Ambulances arrived at the scene to transport the victims, according… Read More »
Scooter Crash Kills Stuart Man
A rear-end collision on the Kanner Highway ended in tragedy for an 88-year-old Stuart man. According to the Florida Highway patrol, “for unknown reasons,” a Chrysler Pacifica rear-ended a Yamaha scooter as both were eastbound. First responders rushed both drivers to a nearby medical care facility. The Pacifica driver is expected to survive, but… Read More »
Getting Around the Graves Amendment
As we approach the winter holidays, there will probably be lots of rented vehicles on the road. Typically, people who drive these cars are unfamiliar with the roads, so rented vehicle collisions are all too common. Under traditional negligent entrustment doctrine, owners are liable for damages if they allow incompetent drivers to use their… Read More »
Fatal Motorcycle/Police Car Collision in Martin County
A Port St. Lucie rider is dead after his bike collided with a Lauderhill Police Department officer who was investigating a report of two teens in a stolen car. Florida Highway Patrol troopers say the officer and motorcyclist were both northbound on Interstate 95. The 47-year-old rider hit the police car’s rear fender after… Read More »
The Five Types of Driving Impairment
Car crashes kill or seriously injure millions of people every year, and only a few of these incidents are “accidents.” Instead, avoidable driver error causes over 90 percent of these wrecks. Substantial compensation may be available in these situations. That’s especially true if the driver error involved one of the five types of driving… Read More »
