Car accidents can and do happen, even for the most experienced and cautious drivers. When collisions do occur, they can come with profound, life-changing, and even fatal injuries. A Florida auto accident lawyer at our firm will investigate your case, build the most substantial possible claim for money damages, and guide you through the legal process with experience and personal attention.

At Clark, Fountain, La Vista, Littky-Rubin & Whitman, we help people injured in auto accidents get the full compensation available. We are seasoned lawyers with a strong track record of success in the courtroom and through negotiated settlements. 

Common Car Accident Injuries in Florida

Car accidents can happen in several ways, from a low-speed rear-end collision in a parking lot to a multi-vehicle pileup on a busy highway. 

Certain injuries are common across a wide range of crashes. An experienced Florida auto accident lawyer at our firm will tell you that some of the injuries we see most frequently in these cases include:

• Scrapes and bruises
• Whiplash
• Broken bones
• Head and neck injuries
• Spinal cord damage
• Paralysis
• Traumatic brain injuries
• Burns, scarring, and disfigurement

Anyone who has suffered these and other injuries in a car accident in Florida has the right to seek compensation from those responsible. The money damages typically available include compensation for medical bills and property damage, as well as missed wages during recovery and any impact of the injuries on a person’s long-term earning capacity.

Common Causes of Florida Car Accidents

Driver negligence is often to blame when car accidents happen. Some of the most common causes of collisions in Florida include: 

• Drunk Driving: this occurs when an impaired driver operates a vehicle after consuming alcohol. In 2016, 10,497 people died in alcohol-impaired driving crashes, accounting for 28% of all traffic-related deaths in the United States.
• Distracted Driving: This occurs when a negligent driver diverts their attention to distractions such as adjusting the stereo or navigation, eating or drinking, talking, applying makeup, or using social media. 
• Texting-While-Driving: Drivers who text and while driving are extremely dangerous. By doing this, the negligent driver intentionally shifts their focus from driving to operating their cell phone. 
• Drowsy Driving: this occurs when a driver fails to get enough sleep and decides to operate a vehicle regardless. By driving while tired or drowsy, you lessen your ability to remain alert and your reaction time. 
• Speeding, Reckless Driving or Aggressive Driving. Accidents caused by speeding often occur when a negligent driver exceeds a designated speed limit by 5-15 mph. Whereas reckless driving could be a combination of speeding, tailgating, failing to obey signs and signal lights, and aggressive driving.
• Drugged Driving: Drivers under the influence of any drugs or narcotics that impairs one’s motor skills, reaction time, or judgment have a higher risk of causing accidents. Drugged driving is a threat to the safety of motorists and is considered to be negligence.
• Failing to obey signs and signals: this type of crash occurs when a reckless driver fails to obey stop or yield signs and traffic lights at intersections. 

Drivers in Florida have a legal responsibility to operate their vehicles in a reasonably safe manner. That means obeying traffic laws and staying off the road when distracted, fatigued or intoxicated. A driver that does not live up to this responsibility is likely to be found negligent and liable for any accidents that happen as a result.

Other factors may also lead to an accident or make injuries worse when a crash happens in some situations. For example, defective and malfunctioning vehicles or equipment, hazards posed by road conditions, severe weather, and pedestrian negligence are some of those factors.

Types of Auto Accidents in Florida 

• Head-on Collisions: A head-on collision also known as a frontal collision occurs when two vehicles traveling the opposite direction collide into each other. These accidents usually occur when one driver crosses the center of the road and drives into oncoming traffic or wrong-way driving. 
• Rear-end Collisions: rear-end accidents are very common in Florida and occur when a driver to the rear of the vehicle fails to react or stop in time and crashes into the vehicle in front of them. This type of crash often occurs at traffic lights and or stop signs. 
• Side-Impact Accidents: Most side impact collisions occur at intersections where a driver fails to yield to traffic. The resulting impact can also force the car into the path of other traffic causing a chain reaction.
• Vehicle Roll-over Accidents: These accidents occur when a vehicle is traveling at a high speed and the driver tries to make a sudden turn or when a driver swerves suddenly to avoid colliding with another vehicle, an object or a person.
• Highway Construction Accidents: These accidents often occur when construction crews and equipment are present on the roadway causing drivers to reduce speed, stop suddenly, or merge without enough notice. 
• Single Vehicle Accidents: these types of accidents occur as a result of 1) Vehicle Defects such as faulty brakes or an engine lock up 2) Negligent Auto Repair or Maintenance

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