Clearwater Florida Car Accident Legal Articles
These legal articles have important information about traffic laws, safety, injuries, accidents and personal injury claims. Our online legal library of articles is updated frequently by our team of local experts on behalf of Jim Dodson, an experienced car accident lawyer.
If you have lost a loved one in a traffic accident or you have been seriously injured, you may be overwhelmed by the questions and decisions you face. You should be able to focus on your grief or your recovery without the immense burden of dealing with how to pay the medical bills or what you should say to the claims adjuster. Our personal injury law firm has over 25 years experience successfully representing car accident cases and wrongful death claims. You need to feel confident that you can turn your personal injury case over to a lawyer who cares about you. If you have immediate questions and want to speak to a Clearwater car accident attorney, call our office at 888-815-6398 to schedule a time to discuss your accident case. There is never a fee for a consultation.
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What is the Law for When a Driver Must Yield the Right of Way? Florida laws on when driver must yield the right of way when turning left, when approaching pedestrians, when entering an intersection and entering a highway. -
How Rubbernecking & Distracted Driving Causes Accidents in Florida A 2003 study conducted in Virginia found that rubbernecking was the number one cause of distracted driving accidents, responsible for 16% of accidents. -
Sideswipe Car Crashes Often Cause Serious Injuries Sideswipe collisions often cause catastrophic injuries, especially when the impact forces the car being hit into the path of another vehicle or into an object. -
Rotator Cuff Injuries A rotator cuff injury can be caused by the impact of a car accident. It can be extremely painful and can severely limit your activities. -
A Driver Ran through a Red Light, Causing a Car Crash A common cause of car accidents in Florida is drivers who ran a red light. The typical excuse by drivers who run a red light is that they are in a hurry. -
A PCL Tear is a Common Injury When the Knee Hits the Dashboard A PCL injury is known as “the dashboard injury” because it is most commonly caused when the bent knee strikes the dashboard with great force in a car accident. -
Car Accidents in Florida Caused by Failure to Yield A common cause of car accidents is a failure to yield. Failure to yield the right of way happens when drivers are distracted, impatient or driving aggressively. -
Hit-and-Run Accidents in Florida Are on the Rise According to Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, hit and run crashes involving fatalities has increased 23% from 2013 to 2014. Learn more about it here. -
A Serious Car Crash Can Cause a Compression Fracture A compression fracture is one in which a weakened vertebra breaks and collapses. Compression fractures can be caused by a trauma, such as a car accident. -
A Collarbone Fracture is a Common Injury After a Car Crash A common injury in a car accident is a collarbone fracture. Most collarbone fractures are closed fractures where the ends of the bone don’t move too far apart.