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…
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…
A recent tragic accident in Delray Beach killed four tourists visiting Florida from South America. According to a report from the Sun-Sentinel regarding the crash, the deceased victims included a mother and her two young children from Mexico and her brother, who hailed from Argentina. The accident occurred when a 21-year-old driver traveling at an…
A pedestrian wheeling a bicycle across the road was recently killed by an Uber self-driving vehicle in Arizona, calling into question the safety of the company’s self-driving vehicles and its use of public roads for test-driving those vehicles. This was believed to be the first pedestrian death associated with self-driving vehicles. Prior to this accident,…
Four tourists from Spain recently were killed in an accident in the Florida Keys that also involved an industrial truck as well as a recreational vehicle (RV). According to a report from ABC news on the crash, the Florida Highway Patrol’s preliminary investigation showed that a sport utility vehicle carrying the tourists from Spain was…
A pedestrian recently was hit and killed in the early morning hours of the first day of school in Osceola County outside Orlando. According to a report from the Orlando Sentinel, the accident resulted in a crash that backed up traffic for miles and delayed school buses on the first day of classes. According to…
Unlike Florida and some other states, which currently operate a “no fault” system with respect to automobile liability insurance, Tennessee does not do so. Under a no-fault system, the driver’s own insurance covers any injuries which he or she may have suffered up to a specified amount, which in Florida is the $10,000 minimum amount…
Golf carts are becoming an increasingly common form of transportation in many South Florida communities. Many are looking for a ‘green’ way to get around their neighborhoods or run an errand. Not only are residents of South Florida driving them, but they also are an increasingly common form of transport for the area’s many tourists….
A major motor vehicle accident in Miami-Dade County on January 30th involved the strange combination of a stolen police car, a Major League Baseball player and his family, and ended up resulting in a fatality. According to an article on the accident from CBS Miami, Atlanta Braves pitcher Sean Rodriguez was driving with his wife…
