Articles Posted in Car Accidents

According to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), car accidents involving drunk driving decreased by thirty percent over the last 5 years. Interestingly, the study links the drop in drunk driving, not to greater police enforcement, but to the current poor economy, as the costs associated with drinking at commercial establishments…

As personal injury attorneys helping injured victims of car accidents throughout Florida, we are happy to report that wrongful deaths from car accidents fell to the record lows last year. According to the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles the car accident death rate dropped to 1.25 deaths per 100 million roadway miles traveled.…

In a wake up call to parents who think their kids are protected from suffering personal injuries in a car accident in Florida, a recent study by Safe Kids found that the majority of parents are improperly using their kids car safety seats. The study found that only about thirty percent of parents properly use…

As personal injury attorneys in Palm Beach, we are not surprised by the fact that car accidents caused by drivers under the influence of drugs rose by eighteen percent in 2010. Interestingly, drug use involved crashes throughout Florida decreased last year. There can be no doubt that the number of so-called pain clinics in South…

As personal injury attorneys representing the victims of car accident cases in Miami and Ft. Lauderdale, we are always glad to hear of ongoing efforts to reduce deadly accidents. Recently numerous cities have begun ticketing drivers who are texting while behind the wheel. According to the Department of Transportation, the increased police activity, borne by…

As personal injury lawyers in South Florida, we sadly report yet another extremely deadly day on our roads. Yesterday, two car accidents, one in Miami and the other in Pembroke Pines, resulted in the wrongful deaths of three drivers. The most destructive accident happened on I-75, when a pick-up truck drove south in the northbound…

As personal injury lawyers representing victims of car accidents in Miami, Fort Lauderdale and Palm Beach, we are glad to announce that the Florida Highway Patrol is joining police nationwide for the 2011 National Click It or Ticket campaign. In our practice we too often seen the deadly damage caused by the failure to use…

Although Florida has more rental cars on its roads than any other state, and even though the drivers of those cars may have limited driving experience or foreign licenses, the Florida Supreme Court recently held that the car rental companies are not responsible for any car accident, no matter how deadly, which are caused by…

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, wrongful deaths from car accidents dropped to a new low in 2010. These results are surprising given that we are driving more than in years past. Incredibly, the three percent drop from last year still resulted in more than 32,000 people dying on our roadways. Secretary of…

As lawyers representing police officers from Miami and Fort Lauderdale, who are seriously injured in car accidents, we were not surprise to learn that over the last fourteen years, more officers have died in car accidents than from being shot in the line of duty. In fact, more than double the number of police families…