According to a Miami-Dade Police Department spokesperson a 30-year-old man from Doral sustained life-threatening injuries in a chain-reaction style accident on Saturday August 15 just after 10 p.m. The accident involved two SUVs and one Ford 150 pick-up truck at the intersection of NW 57TH Avenue and NW 199th Street in NW Miami-Dade. According to a spokesperson for Miami-Dade Police, the man was driving his Ford 150 pickup truck and was approaching a left turn when a driver in a Dodge Durango SUV swerved into the left turn lane behind the Ford striking it in the rear. This caused the Ford F150 to be pushed into the back of another SUV that was stopped in the left turn lane. One driver suffered life threatening injuries and was transported to a nearby hospital. The Miami-Dade Department is presently investigating the accident. If you or your loved one was recently involved in a car accident, remember that an auto accident attorney can help you assess the damage assess your case and guide you on how to proceed.
Traffic Accidents in South Florida
A traffic accident occurs when a person is injured due to someone else’s negligence or carelessness. Traffic accidents are a catastrophic cause of death all around the world. As such, traffic accidents are a key safety concern in Florida producing more than 100,000 crashes and approximately 900 fatalities in 2019. The state of Florida is an unsafe place to drive. Anyone who spends time driving around South Florida will likely agree with that statement. There are many different things that can cause accidents. For example, many accidents in Florida involve out of state drivers or international tourists who come to Florida to visit the theme parks in Orlando or one of Florida’s many beautiful beaches. Unfortunately, in many instances, tourists or out of state drivers are unfamiliar with the traffic laws in Florida and may be lost or disoriented when driving in their rental vehicles from one place to the next. This can often lead to preventable car accidents. Additionally, Florida has a high number of teen drivers. With youth comes inexperience. Young drivers predictably cause accidents because of speed and immaturity. Another common cause of car accident is inclement weather. For example, during the summer, it rains almost every day. People driving in rainy conditions need to drive extra carefully when they drive on wet roadways as they can be held responsible if they fail to drive cautiously under poor weather conditions. In Florida, drivers are expected to use reasonable care while behind the wheel. If you have been injured because another driver was careless, you may be able to obtain damages in a tort lawsuit for negligence. In order to establish a negligence claim, a plaintiff must prove the following elements: duty, breach, causation, and damages. In Florida, all drivers have a duty to act as a reasonable prudent person would under the same or similar circumstances. This certainly extends to drivers that are behind the wheel. A driver is said to have breached that duty when their conduct falls below the standard of care. The first step to receiving money for an injury is proving that the other party was negligent, and their negligence caused your injury. Today, most car accident litigation turns on which driver’s actions were the cause of the accident. In order to establish causation, attorneys must obtain several pieces of information about the accident. Some examples include information on the drivers involved in the crash, eyewitness accounts of the accident, information from police reports, medical records, etc.
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If you or your loved one were injured due to another’s negligence, the attorneys at Suarez & Montero Car Accident Attorneys can help. We understand that accidents can have a huge impact on you and your family. At the Law Offices of Suarez & Montero Car Accident Attorneys, you are never just another file or claim to us—you are part of our family and your well-being are just as important to us as if you were our own family. At Suarez & Montero, our car accident lawyers have a proven track record of success when it comes to representing injured victims involved in all types of car accidents including hit and run accidents. Our car accident lawyers work with investigators, witnesses, and experts to obtain all of the essential details of any accident to help put you in the best possible position to obtain compensation for your injury and damages. Our attorneys are ready to provide proven legal representation in pursuing your claim and stand ready to protect your rights. We are available 24/7 to give you a free, no risk case consultation.
We help clients throughout South Florida including those in the following areas:
Miami-Dade: Aventura, Coral Gables, Doral, Fontainebleau, Hialeah, Homestead, Kendall, Miami, Miami Beach, Miami Lakes, North Miami, Tamiami, and Westchester.
Broward: Fort Lauderdale, Hallandale Beach, Hollywood, Pembroke Pines, and Weston; and Palm Beach County including Boca Raton, Lake Worth, and West Palm Beach.
