Tag Archives: Port Saint Lucie Personal Injury Attorneys
Fatal Bicycle Crash In Jensen Beach
As Florida’s Hit and Run Awareness Month gets underway, a homeless man died in a hit-and-run crash. The story highlights the complex fact patterns in many of these cases. A 67-year-old bicyclist was northbound on Northwest Green River Parkway near the Jensen Beach Boulevard intersection when an unknown driver hit him, killed him, and… Read More »
St. Lucie County Car Crash Kills Three
A trio of Indian River State College are dead after a tortfeasor (negligent driver) driver lost control of his vehicle and slammed into a pair of palm trees. According to family members, the three twenty-somethings were on their way home from a Stewart bar when the driver ran off the road. The crash killed… Read More »
Martin County Car Crash Kills Teenager
The 14-year-old boy is already the third child killed in a Treasure Coast car accident in since Christmas 2017. The young man was a passenger in a 2018 Infinity as it travelled eastbound on Southwest Wildcat Trail near Tropical Farms Park. For unknown reasons, the 28-year-old driver lost control of the vehicle, which left… Read More »
How Would A Lower BAC Limit Affect Treasure Coast Car Crash Claims?
Lawmakers in several jurisdictions have already considered such a measure as a way to reduce car crash fatalities, and based on a new report, more states may soon follow suit. This National Academy of Sciences report proposes that states reduce the Blood Alcohol Content threshold from .08 to .05. In the 1990s, most states… Read More »
St. Lucie County Car Crash Kills Child
Several other people, including a 1-year-old child, were seriously injured in the second January vehicle collision to claim the life of a Treasure Coast child. This incident occurred on Midway Road near the Glades Cut Off. A Fort Pierce man, who was westbound on Midway in a 2003 Acura, failed to slow down as… Read More »
Five Common Car Crash Causes In Port St. Lucie
Human error causes over 90 percent of the car crashes in Florida. Typically, this error is serious enough to breach the duty of reasonable care, meaning that the tortfeasor (negligent driver) is usually liable for damages. In other cases, the error violates a safety law, such as speeding or DUI, and the tortfeasor may… Read More »
Why Should I Get A Lawyer In A Florida Car Crash Case?
A sudden and unexpected car wreck can happen to anyone at any time. In addition to severe physical injury, these wrecks usually cause a great amount of personal stress over things like unpaid bills. To make matters worse, as the victim struggles to recover, an insurance company adjuster calls constantly with an offer of… Read More »
Motorist Dies In Okeechobee County Vehicle Wreck
A 60-year-old Stuart woman is dead after a seemingly straightforward rollover car crash that actually presents some complicated legal issues. According to police and witnesses, the woman was on S.R. 710, driving westbound in a Nissan a “short distance ahead” of a 39-year-old Okeechobee man in an F-350. The F-350 rear-ended the Nissan, causing… Read More »
Palm Beach County Car Crash Kills Teenager
15-year-old Ivan Alcala, of Belle Glade, died in a high-speed vehicle wreck that sent six other young people to the hospital. Police are not sure who was behind the wheel of the vehicle when the driver lost control on State Road 715 near the Morgan Road intersection. The 2014 Honda Accord drove off the… Read More »
Some Family Law Modification Basics In Florida
Most people need to adjust their divorce orders at least once every four years, largely because job changes are so frequent. In fact, most people go through about a dozen job changes during their adult lives. Since almost all these changes involve a salary adjustment, it’s often necessary to adjust child and spousal support… Read More »
