A spokesperson for the Miami-Dade Police Department Captain Tyrone White was killed in a car accident while he was off-duty on Sunday September 20, 2020. Captain White is the father of NFL running back James White of the New England Patriots. According to police officials, his wife Lisa, who was also in the car, and another passenger were airlifted to a nearby hospital and remain in stable condition. When officers responded to the scene of a two-car crash in Cooper City, Florida, the Broward County Sheriff’s Office said, they found one car flipped over and the other on fire. Emergency first responders arrived shortly thereafter to provide emergency medical assistance. No further details have been released at this time as there is an ongoing investigation into the cause of the accident.
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A traffic accident is a broad general term that covers accidents where a vehicle is involved, and someone is injured. After a traffic accident is over, the impact really starts to set in. Going backand-forth between figuring out what happened is just part of the process of healing after a car accident. The effect a car accident will have on you depends on several different factors. Some of them you can easily guess, others are not so apparent. For instance, some factors may include the severity of the injuries sustained in the car accident, what the consequences are for you, and the amount of time needed to recover. One difficult realization is that you can’t change the accident itself. It’s a fact. But you do have the opportunity of keeping it from becoming a greater liability to you and your family. The worst thing that you can do is avoid your problem or avoid seeking legal assistance if you need it. Those who do not seek legal assistance when they should face the same risks and benefits as those who do seek legal assistance. Like medical treatment, when a person fails to seek professional medical assistance when they should can have disastrous results. The same is true for persons who ignore legal problems. Consider pursuing a personal injury claim against the responsible party. Personal injury law encompasses hundreds of different types of cases, including car accident cases. The decision whether to handle a personal injury claim or lawsuit on your own or hire a personal injury lawyer to represent you depends on a variety of factors including how much money is at stake, whether there are technical legal or medical issues on with your whole personal injury claim rests, whether the insurance company brings in a lawyer, and how comfortable you feel speaking on your own behalf in a somewhat formal setting. Overall, if there is potentially a large amount of money at stake and the insurance company maintains that you are entitled to nothing, you probably want to hire a personal injury lawyer. This is especially true if the insurance company claims that you have a violated a driving law, you are primarily at fault for your injury, or disputes your claim that the injury you suffered is serious or permanent. You might also want to consider hiring a personal injury lawyer if you are not comfortable thinking or speaking on your feet or if you feel that you’ll be too emotionally invested in your case to be able to keep a clear head and calm demeanor during the entire process.
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Whether you simply want to discuss your claim with the personal injury lawyer to get some ideas about how to proceed or you want to hire a lawyer to completely handle your personal injury claim, you don’t just want to hire any lawyer. You want to make sure you hire a lawyer who is experienced in personal injury law and one you will feel comfortable with. The practice of law has become highly specialized and most lawyers don’t know as much as you think about personal injury claims unless they deal with these types of claims often. At Suarez & Montero, we believe that our firms’ success with past clients speak for themselves, but we also understand the importance of explaining how and why our record of success should make injury victims confident about choosing to work with our firm. For over 19 years, we have delivered quality legal representation for people who, through no fault of their own, have been injured in all types of motor vehicle accidents. We are available 24/7 to give you a free, no risk case consultation.
We serve clients throughout 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.
