Fatal Crash Raises Multiple Legal Questions

2016-07-19T11:40:14-07:00March 31st, 2016|Auto Accidents, Car Accidents, Personal Injury|

One motorist is dead after a four-car pile-up crash on U.S. 301. Seventy-four-year-old Berrisford Turner was the wreck’s only serious casualty. According to authorities, 23-year-old Mauricio Chacon was southbound in a 2010 Ford van when he initially sideswiped a Ford F-150 then careened into the rear end of Mr. Turner’s 2014 Honda Accord. The force [...]

Frequently Asked Questions About Florida Car Accidents

2016-07-19T11:39:09-07:00March 16th, 2016|Auto Accidents, Car Accidents, Personal Injury|

Car accidents can be stressful. The pain and suffering from injuries related to the crash - and at worst, any fatalities involved - in addition to property damage and rising medical bills can make an already difficult time almost unbearable. For these reasons, you should not try to navigate the legal complexities stemming from a [...]

Stacked vs. Unstacked Car Insurance in Florida

2016-07-19T11:28:43-07:00February 26th, 2016|Auto Accidents, car insurance, insurance coverage, Personal Injury|

On average, approximately 12.5 percent of drivers on U.S. roads are uninsured. If you are in Florida, however, the number almost doubles to 23 percent, according to the Insurance Research Council. That translates to a total of 3.2 million uninsured drivers on Florida roads. UM, uninsured motorist insurance, and UIM coverage, or underinsured motorist insurance, [...]

Distracted Driving: Study Shows Hands-free is Not Enough

2016-07-19T11:41:00-07:00February 19th, 2016|Auto Accidents, Car Accidents, Personal Injury|

According to a white paper published by the National Safety Council, car accidents are the among the top causes of death and account for more than 700,000 fatalities of drivers, passengers, and pedestrians between 1994 and 2012. In fact, distracted driving has joined the ranks of alcohol and speeding as a leading factor in both [...]

Is Uninsured Motorist Coverage Really Necessary in Florida?

2016-07-19T11:28:37-07:00February 12th, 2016|Auto Accidents, car insurance, insurance coverage, Personal Injury|

Studies by the Insurance Research Council (IRC) show that one in every eight drivers in the United States who is involved in an auto accident is either underinsured or not insured at all. Not surprisingly, Florida is one of the states in the nation with the highest uninsured driving population boasting almost 24 percent of [...]

Tampa Red Light Camera Intersections See Increase in Crashes

2016-07-19T11:40:14-07:00February 8th, 2016|Auto Accidents, Car Accidents, Personal Injury|

Red light camera installations - a result of 2010 legislation granted cities and counties authority to set up red light cameras at intersections to catch drivers who fail to stop - are under fire once again. A recently published report by the Tampa Police Department revealed that auto accidents at intersections with red light cameras [...]

Florida’s PIP Insurance Requirement Likely to Remain

2016-07-19T11:39:40-07:00January 22nd, 2016|Auto Accidents, Personal Injury|

A recently released report issued by the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (FOIR) has found that the high number of fraud cases involving personal-injury protection (PIP) has decreased. Claims under PIP coverage have decreased overall, while claims in other areas such as uninsured motorist and bodily injury have gone up. Regionally, the largest drop in [...]

Orlando Burglary Becomes Fatal After Suspects Steal SUV and Crash

2016-07-19T11:40:14-07:00January 15th, 2016|Auto Accidents, Car Accidents, Personal Injury|

Two burglary suspects were killed in a car accident according to a recent report on local Orlando news station WFTV’s website. The Sanford police received a phone call from a concerned neighbor regarding a burglary on the residential Scott Avenue. Multiple suspects raced away from the home in a stolen SUV and were subsequently followed [...]

Distracted Driver Jumps Open Drawbridge, Has Lucky Landing

2016-07-19T11:39:09-07:00November 20th, 2015|Auto Accidents, Car Accidents, Personal Injury|

Law enforcement officials have in their possession video footage of a Florida man crashing his car through a gate onto a drawbridge that had just opened. What was the cause of this daredevil move? Distracted driving. The 29-year-old driver of the SUV was purportedly fidgeting with his GPS when the event occurred, according to a [...]

Dangerous Driving Equations: Low Gas Prices and Big Cars Equals More Deaths

2016-07-19T11:40:59-07:00September 25th, 2015|Auto Accidents, Car Accidents, Personal Injury|

Just last month, the Orlando Sentinel published an opinion piece on how the increase in automobile accident deaths may be a cause of accidents that occur between heavier and lighter motor vehicles. The column suggests that car accidents are on the rise due to the effects that gas prices have on the size of cars [...]

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