For the entire month of April, our Fort Lauderdale pedestrian accident attorneys will be recognizing National Distracted Driving Awareness Month 2012. This is the perfect time to ask drivers throughout the state to curb the distractions behind the wheel, not only to avoid motor vehicle accidents but to help keep our pedestrians and bicyclists safe.…
Continue reading ›A 14-year-old skateboarder was thinking about everything but getting into a fatal pedestrian accident in Taramac. According to the Sun Sentinel, the Broward Sheriff’s Office reports that the young skateboarder was crossing Pine Island Road at about 10:00 p.m. when an elderly driver from Coral Springs slammed into him. The victim was transported to the…
Continue reading ›One of two women who were hit by a motor vehicle in a recent Fort Lauderdale pedestrian accident has died. The tragic accident happened as the two elderly women attempted to cross 26th Northeast Avenue. After they were hit by an oncoming vehicle, they were both taken to the Broward General Medical Center. The survivor…
Continue reading ›A recent service at the St. Ambrose Catholic Church ended with a fatal Deerfield Beach pedestrian accident. Accident reports indicate an elderly driver in a Buick Century backed over a female parishioner as she was leaving the church. The elderly driver didn’t just back over the woman, but she dragged her underneath the car across…
Continue reading ›According to police, a bicycle accident in Fort Lauderdale left a local man dead. This bicycle accident was different than so many others. This bike accident didn’t involve a motor vehicle or another bicyclist, it involved a Tri-Rail train. The accident happened as a northbound train crossed 62nd Street at roughly 7:00 a.m. At the…
Continue reading ›A recent two-car accident in Pompano Beach ended up seriously injuring a 6-year-old who was riding a scooter. According to the Sun Sentinel, five other people were injured in this accident. A spokesman for the Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue says that the accident happened just after 1:00 p.m. after a driver failed to acknowledge a…
Continue reading ›Attention has been shifted to bicycle and pedestrian accidents in Miami and the surrounding areas once again. After a number of recent accidents, like the death of the bicyclist on the Rickenbacker Causeway, officials are looking again at what may be done to help make our roadways safer for all travelers. Within the 2012 Benchmarking…
Continue reading ›From 2000 to 2009, there were nearly 48,000 pedestrians killed along roadways in the United States, according to Transportation For America. What’s important to point out in this article is that the top 4 most dangerous metropolitan areas in the country are in Florida, with Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach ranking in as the 4th deadliest area…
Continue reading ›A recent car accident in Plantation killed three people — two stranded motorists and a good Samaritan — all in their 20s, after they were struck by a passing motorist. Two of the people killed in the accident had been involved in a one-car accident with a tree. They exited their vehicle to assess the…
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