Your driver’s education teacher smirked down at you as she asked the question: “Can every accident be prevented?” Some say yes. Some say no. The room dissolves into chaos. The teacher continues to smirk. The truth is, over 95% of car accidents could be prevented by a different driver behavior. Some can argue a full 100%, including…
There are hundreds of thousands of car crashes each year, the majority of them fortunately not causing serious injuries. Even so, you are likely to feel shaken up, angry and confused immediately following a fender bender. What should you do after an accident to protect both your financial and your legal interests? What happens if you…
You might have heard about the term “pain and suffering” in a news article or report. What exactly is pain and suffering, and how does it relate to the original injuries you sustained in an accident? According to Florida law, pain and suffering consists of two different areas: physical and mental. Depending on the circumstances…
Many car accidents, especially those resulting from a drunk, speeding, reckless or aggressive driver, result in serious injuries that may cause long-term impairments. Some injuries may be so severe that they are permanently disabling. It is possible that an injury like this could prevent you from returning to work for several months after the accident, or…
If you are looking for a personal injury attorney, contact us today for a consultation. If you or a loved one has been injured, you are likely to have many questions about obtaining compensation through a personal injury case. One of the first steps you will take is contacting a personal injury attorney. This task may…
An accident on Clyde Morris Blvd. on May 3, 2016, resulted in the death of Gary Miller and his wife Deborah White. According to investigators, Gary Miller was traveling east on Hancock at the time that George Hatzimouratides of Port Orange was traveling south on Clyde Morris. Gary Miller drove into the path of George…
At approximately 1:30 a.m. on Sunday Nicholas Eason was killed by a drunken driver in a hit-and-run on International Speedway Boulevard just east of DeLand. Eason just returned back to Deland to live with him mother. He had been in Springfield, Missouri with his father. He came to help his mother who is to undergo…
On Tuesday, April 5, 2016, a car accident took the lives of a woman and three children. The Jeep Wrangler was traveling east on State Road 44 when Alan Seidel of DeLand traveling south on Grand drove into the path of the Jeep. Ms. Burch, a witness from Paisley was stopped at Grand Avenue and…
The driver of a semi-truck traveling north on US 1 in Ormond Beach was killed on December 7, 2015 at approximately 6:23 a.m. The driver exited the semi and fell out on the road as it was moving and was run over by his own vehicle. According to Florida Highway Patrol the semi then continued…
Overall, the number of fatal injuries resulting from motor vehicle accidents has been reduced over the last 10 years. In the year 2003, 42,884 were killed in car accidents. In 2013, that number dropped to 32,719. The death rate in the United States for 2013 was approximately one out of every 10,000 U.S. residents. The number of…