Tag Archives: Fort Lauderdale Pedestrian Accident Lawyers
Preventing Pedestrian Car Accidents
Although most people associate car accidents with single-vehicle crashes or collisions between two separate cars, the reality is that an alarmingly high number of crashes actually involve pedestrians. This is especially true in Florida, where the balmy weather makes walking a common pastime for visitors and residents alike. While traffic laws, crosswalks, and safety… Read More »
Pedestrian Accidents
According to the Department of Transportation, as many as 4,280 pedestrians lost their lives and a further 70,000 were injured in traffic accidents in a single year, which breaks down to a pedestrian fatality every two hours and an injury every eight minutes. Although collisions between motorists and pedestrians can occur just about anywhere,… Read More »
Teenage Girl Becomes Hit And Run Victim On The Way To School
Getting to school on a Monday morning was harder for one Miami-Dade area teenage girl than normal when she became one of the area’s latest hit-and-run victims as she was struck by a vehicle while riding her bike. Without a doubt, the incident could have been far worse – but the girl did suffer… Read More »
What to Do Following a Car-Pedestrian Collision
Sadly, tens of thousands of Americans are injured by vehicles while walking along our roadways. In Florida alone, there were nearly 8,500 car-pedestrian incidents in 2013, the latest numbers available according to the Florida Department of Motor Vehicles. Of those collisions, 498 ended in pedestrian fatalities and another 7,467 in pedestrian injuries. If you… Read More »
