A 58-year-old Orlando man was recently killed in a Merritt Island, Florida, accident that featured two phenomena that Florida drivers unfortunately know all too well: road rage and a hit-and-run accident. Even though leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident in which someone is injured or killed or property damage has occurred is a…
A Doral police officer riding on a motorcycle was recently involved in a collision with a tree after skidding off the road and sustaining head injuries which required him to be airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital for treatment. The officer was a ten-year veteran of the Doral Police Department who was patrolling on his motorcycle…
Recently, a crash in the Broward County community of Southwest Ranches provided yet another example of the dangers of distracted drivers for those on the road in Florida, both those in other vehicles as well as those who share the road with motor vehicles, be it pedestrians, cyclists or horseback riders. Details reflected in a…
Although Florida has one of the nation’s highest rates of residents without health insurance at 9.1 percent, according to the Florida Policy Institute, many accident victims still may have private health insurance that may initially cover some or all of the individual’s medical treatment for injuries suffered in a motor vehicle accident. Thus, your health…
If you are in a motor vehicle accident in Florida and you have suffered injuries as a result of another driver’s negligence, the chances are high that you will need medical treatment for those injuries. However, if you do not have health insurance, you may find yourself unable to pay the often-sizable sums demanded by…
Disturbing new details have emerged regarding what exactly occurred in the last minutes prior to the late March crash in which a bicyclist was killed by an Uber self-driving vehicle as she crossed a road while wheeling her bicycle in Tempe, Arizona. The Tempe police recently released evidence that shows the company’s safety driver, who…
According to a recent Inside Edition report, golf cart accidents are up sharply over the past two years and such accidents are increasingly resulting in serious injuries for those involved. In the last two years, golf cart accidents led to an estimated 35,000 trips to the emergency room, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission….
In 2017, Florida was again the state with the highest number of both total boating accidents and boating fatalities in the country according to statistics compiled by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FFWCC). Florida has hundreds of lakes in addition to its thousands of miles of coastline along both the Atlantic Ocean and…
Uninsured/underinsured motorist (UM) insurance is an often-misunderstood but particularly important type of insurance that is essential to carry in Florida as a part of your automobile liability insurance policy. While UM coverage can be added to your automobile liability insurance policy, it is not mandatory under Florida law. UM insurance is therefore purely voluntary coverage…
Imagine you are rear-ended by a driver in Florida. As required by Florida law, you immediately pull to the side of the road in order to exchange insurance and contact information with the other driver. Before you have a chance to even react, the other driver takes one look at your crumpled rear bumper and…
