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As students in cold-weather climates begin to make their plans for Spring Break, Florida motorists are reminded, it’s that time of year again. Florida remains a hot spot for spring break itineraries which can only mean there will start to be an influx of young tourists on roadways the next few months. As we continueContinue reading “Spring Break dangerous time for drunk driving car accidents in Fort Lauderdale”

The odds are probably pretty good that you will come across some aggressive drivers this time of year on Florida roadways. The highly populated streets and highways bring out the worst behaviors in drivers, which frequently leads to a car accident in Fort Lauderdale. Our West Palm Beach personal injury attorneys want to remind FloridaContinue reading “Aggressive driving frequent cause of Fort Lauderdale car crashes during tourism season”

President’s Day has arrived and that can only mean one thing for Florida drivers. We are officially in high-traffic season so motorists should be extra cautious on the roadways to avoid a West Palm Beach car accident. This time of year brings heavy traffic, which can lead to more speeding, distracted driving, drunk driving, andContinue reading “President’s Day signals height of tourism season, increased risk of car accidents in Fort Lauderdale, West Palm”

Children are faced with the difficult decision of what to do when their elderly parents need assistance to live on their own or need the full-time care of a professional nursing environment. We trust in the 24-hour care of a facility to keep our elderly loved one from having a nursing home fall in SouthContinue reading “Fort Lauderdale nursing homes falls often a preventable tragedy”

A fatal Florida car accident killed a 79-year-old Central Florida woman last Sunday and sent three other people – a two-year-old among them – to the hospital, the Ocala Star-Banner reports. The mid-morning crash occurred when a 1995 Mercury Topaz drove through a stop-sign intersection and struck the right-front side of a 2006 Volvo XC90.Continue reading “Side-impact crashes linked to 1 in 5 fatal Fort Lauderdale car accidents”

Our Fort Lauderdale personal injury attorneys are closely monitoring House Bill 177, filed last week by co-sponsors Rep. Jeff Clemens (D-Lake Worth) and Sen. Mike Bennett (R-Bradenton). The bill targets drivers who hang out in the passing lane and prevent come-from-behind encroaching traffic from moving ahead by refusing to move to the right, the DestinContinue reading “Aggressive driving linked to nearly 1,000 fatal Florida car accidents”

The unresponsive body of a four-year-old boy was pulled from a murky residential pool late last Friday, the Daytona Beach News-Journal reports. The child was reported missing after he slipped out of his father’s sight. Deputies responding to the missing child report used a helicopter and K-9 units to search for the child. He wasContinue reading “Drowning death of South Florida four-year-old spotlights swimming pool hazards”

The unresponsive body of a four-year-old boy was pulled from a murky residential pool late last Friday, the Daytona Beach News-Journal reports. The child was reported missing after he slipped out of his father’s sight. Deputies responding to the missing child report used a helicopter and K-9 units to search for the child. He wasContinue reading “South Florida Injury Lawyers Blog — Page 66 of 76 — Published by Broward County, Florida Personal Injury & Accident Attorneys — Freeman Injury Law”

A shoreline Palm Beach boating accident off Juno Beach last Saturday has left a 14-year-old girl in critical condition with a serious leg injury at St. Mary’s Medical Center, the Palm Beach Post reports. The accident occurred as the girl was attempting to board a 22-ft. Cobia in about three feet of water. She wasContinue reading “Teen critically injured after Palm Beach County boating accident”

A recently released joint report from State Farm Insurance Companies and The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) remind us all of the impact of teen driver crashes. These crashes affect the teen driver and their families but let’s not forget about their victims. Our Fort Pierce accident attorneys encourage teen drivers to get as muchContinue reading “Teens not only victims of car accidents in Port St. Lucie, Fort Pierce”