Although expected to survive the accident, a boy who was running in a neighborhood in the Tampa area suffered broken bones and had to be taken to the hospital after getting hit by a car traveling through the area.According to authorities, the boy darted in front of a...
Auto-Pedestrian Accidents
Report: Cellphone use contributing to spike in pedestrian accidents
Pedestrian accidents are on the rise in Florida and across the country, according to recent statistics from the Governors Highway Safety Association.It appeared that in 2016, for the first time in 20 years, the total number of pedestrian deaths would top...
We don’t always represent perfect people in Florida
Florida car accidents, including pedestrian accidents are not always easy affairs to sort out. In many, if not most cases, there is always something each person involved could have done better and, thus, prevented the accident from happening.This is true in pedestrian...
If I wasn’t in the crosswalk, can I still seek compensation?
Although it is always a good idea for pedestrians in Hillsborough, Florida, to use crosswalks when crossing the street whenever they are available, sometimes people are in a hurry to get from point A to point B, and decide to cross a street along the fastest route. At...
Pedestrian accidents on the rise in Florida, across country
Floridians are fortunate that even in winter, mild temperatures make so that they can walk places. They may walk to shops, to school or to work. However, walking on Florida's streets is not always safe. Between the first part of 2015 and the first part of 2016, the...
Driver sought after hit-and-run
A Tampa woman was fatally injured following a hit and run accident on a major street in the area. Police are currently looking for the driver and are asking the public for any leads. The police are also looking for video of the area around the time of the accident in...
Before filing a claim, consider reaching out for help
As many Tampa area residents can probably guess, accidents involving pedestrians who are walking alongside the road or are trying to cross the street can get hurt seriously if a driver carelessly hits the pedestrian with a car.Given pedestrians have no protection from...
We can still help when the other driver doesn’t have insurance
A previous post on this blog discussed how uninsured motorists coverage works in Florida. Basically, assuming a Tampa resident bought the coverage when he or she purchased automobile insurance, uninsured motorists coverage offers an extra layer of protection in case...
What is comparative fault and how does it work?
Like many other states, Florida has abandoned the traditional rule of "contributory negligence" in favor of a system based on comparative negligence. Traditionally, if a Hillsborough, Florida, resident got in to an accident and was responsible for it, even only to a...
Injured in a pedestrian accident? We may be able to help
With its sunny skies and warm weather for most if not all of the year, the Tampa area is a great place for people to walk or ride a bike. Of course, these pedestrians and bicyclists have to be mindful that they are often sharing the road with motor vehicles, and the...