Category: Car Accidents
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…
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…
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…
Your day just went from bad to worse. Not only were you sideswiped on your way home, but the other driver fled the scene instead of staying to exchange insurance information. You weren’t at fault for the accident, and you suspect that your damages and injuries might exceed your Personal Injury Protection and property damage…
Daytona Beach is home to one of the most famous and popular race tracks in the world. Thousands descend upon the area for race days and other events, bringing with them crowded streets and drivers who like to go FAST. Unfortunately, dramatic crashes aren’t quite so entertaining when they happen outside the Daytona International Speedway on…
If you’ve been injured through someone else’s negligence, you deserve to be compensated for your medical bills, pain and suffering, and any other damages you incurred. In most cases, however, there is some dispute about how much that compensation is – or even about who bears the most blame for the damages. These types of…