Did you know? 1 in 4 car accidents in the U.S. involve texting while driving. Every year over 3 million people are injured in car accidents. In fact, April has a higher rate of accidents due to spring weather and distracted drivers.
Florida specifically has one of the highest rates of auto accidents in the U.S.
According to the latest data:
Over 400,000 car accidents occur in Florida each year.
More than 3,000 fatalities are reported annually due to auto accidents.
Distracted driving and speeding remain the leading causes of crashes in the Sunshine State.
Florida also remains the only state in the country that does not require drivers to carry bodily injury (BI) liability insurance or uninsured/underinsured (UM) insurance. UM coverage in Florida is insurance that protects you if you're in an accident caused by a driver who is uninsured or underinsured. It's important in Florida because drivers are not required to have bodily injury liability coverage, meaning many drivers may not have sufficient insurance to cover damages in an accident. UM coverage is a safety net that protects you from the financial burden of an accident when the at-fault driver doesn't have enough insurance to cover your damages. In a state with a high rate of auto accidents and dangerous drivers, $10,000 in personal injury protection and property damage liability is not enough to cover the full financial burden of a serious accident.
Sometimes, no matter how safe we drive, accidents happen anyway.
What should you do immediately after a car accident?
Stay calm & check for injuries
Document everything
Call 911
Avoid admitting fault
Contact a personal injury lawyer ASAP
Although police reports aren’t necessary to file a claim, they are one of the best sources of evidence of the other driver’s liability after a car accident. A police report will contain details of the crash and enhance the credibility of your case.
Working with an attorney is often the best way to maximize your compensation. Insurers try to settle claims for as little as possible, and most people don’t know what their cases are worth. A personal injury attorney works for you and is hired to represent your best interests.
At Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli & Pratt, P.A., we have recovered notable verdicts and settlements in a wide range of motor vehicle cases, including car accidents and collisions resulting in disability or death, truck and commercial vehicle accidents, and motorcycle accidents. Our firm reinvented the “impact rule” in Florida after our client suffered severe physical injuries and was unable to continue with his career as a chiropractor despite no contact with another car in an automobile accident. The appellate court remanded the case back to the trial court where the jury awarded our client a verdict to compensate him for his losses against his UM carrier. The case established a new law in Florida. Now a lack of physical contact between an insured vehicle and another vehicle or some other object or between an insured and some part of his vehicle does not preclude recovery of UM benefits under UM statute.
As one of Florida’s leading personal injury law firms, we help people who have suffered serious injuries in motor vehicle accidents get the full and fair compensation they deserve to get their lives back on track after horrific car accidents. At Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli & Pratt, P.A., we are familiar with and extensively experienced in handling cases concerning life-altering injuries and we fight for our clients and devote our firm’s full resources to each of them. Based in Coral Gables, we handle injury and fatal accidents in South Florida and statewide.
No matter how big or small your case, we are here to help. If you or a loved one has been injured in a collision, contact our firm right away at +1 (877) KKTPLAW.