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Car accidents can be scary and those with injuries are especially so. If you get into a car crash (any type of car accident and there are injuries, there are some things you should do. And not do. Read on to learn from a skilled motor vehicle accident attorney. 4 Things You Must DO After […]

After a head on collision (or any car accident type) the longer you wait to file your lawsuit, the longer it will take for you to recover from your damages, possibly leaving you to deal with bill collectors for an extended time, or even forcing you into bankruptcy. Contact an auto accident attorney as soon […]

You’re properly stopped at a red light and suddenly you’re hit by another driver from behind. Your story is not rare. Rear end collisions are the most common car accident types in the United States, with drivers causing an estimated 1.7 million each year—that’s one every eight seconds! Over 1,700 people a year die in […]

There is something absolutely terrifying about seeing a truck rolling over. And yet, with frightening regularity, trucks on Florida roads leave their wheels and end up on their sides and roofs. In the best case scenario, a rolled truck blocks traffic for a few hours, but its driver and others escape the accident unscathed. At […]

A teenager from Polk County died of injuries he sustained in a single-car rollover accident in the days before. The 18-year-old was driving his pickup truck around 4:30 a.m. in Auburndale when, for unexplained reasons, he lost control of the vehicle. The truck swerved into an oncoming traffic lane, he over-corrected, and then the truck […]

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), and based on 2017 figures, speeding is a factor in more than a quarter of all types of accidents. These figures include not only accidents involving drivers who exceeded the posted speed limits, but also those who may have been traveling within the posted speed but […]

People analyze all kinds of statistics relating to car accidents. What kind of car? How old was the driver? And, what was the cause of the accident? It’s easy to get caught up in the statistics, but they are more than just numbers. The represent disaster, pain, and personal loss, and much of it is […]

Being involved in a car accident is one of the most terrifying experiences one can have. Even more terrifying: being involved in an accident with a semi-truck. As noted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, a fully loaded semi-truck weighs 20-30 times more than a passenger car and it features a ground clearance that […]

Rear-end collisions rank among the most common car accidents in the United States. They can happen at any speed, from two cars tapping in heavy traffic to violent collisions between a speeding car and a stopped one. It will come as no surprise to hear that high-speed rear-end collisions frequently result in catastrophic injuries and […]

Mechanical Failure Truck Accidents Trucks in Florida were involved in a total of 996 injury-causing accidents in 2017, according to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV). In roughly 23 percent of these accidents, the injuries were classified as incapacitating. Forty-six truck crashes were fatal. In fact, Florida made the top 10 […]