Articles Posted in Car Accidents

Earlier this month, a car accident in Lauderhill, Florida killed a 51-year-old woman and injured the woman’s husband and grown-up daughter. The auto accident occurred when the husband swerved their 1995 Mercury Grand Marquis to avoid stalled traffic, according to police. The car crossed five lanes of traffic, veered off the road, and hit a concrete wall.

The 57-year-old husband and 29-year-old daughter were transported to Broward General Medical Center and were expected to survive their injuries. The Grand Marquis was traveling westbound at the time of the fatal car crash.

None of the car accident victims were wearing seat belts. Police say they are still investigating the crash and they have not filed any charges.

Woman dies when car hits wall in Lauderhill, South Florida Sun Sentinel, October 19, 2009 Continue reading

On Friday, two men died after a multi-car crash on the Palmetto Expressway. The men were identified as a 22-year-old man from Miami Gardens and a 16-year-old whose residence was not disclosed. A woman, 29, was critically injured as well. She was airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center.

The car crash occurred on the southbound lanes of the expressway around 4am.

According to reports from the Florida Highway Patrol, the car accident occurred when a Ford F-250 towing a boat pulled over to the left shoulder. A red car stopped in front of the truck to help. Two men were underneath the boat when it fell on top of them after a Chevy Malibu lost control and hit the back of the boat.

The FHP has confirmed that the boat and truck were stolen from two different people. Troopers discovered a bag of marijuana and three bags containing a white, powdery substance near the scene of the accident. They are testing the bags for cocaine.

Multi-car wreck on Palmetto kills two men, Miami Herald, October 10, 2009 Continue reading

In Kendall, a car accident that occurred just after 1:30am Sunday morning claimed the life of a 24-year-old driver and injured three others. The car accident victim reportedly sped up behind a car on Florida’s Turnpike just before her vehicle hit the car in front of her.

Both cars spun out of control and hit the guardrail, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. A 21-year-old passenger who was riding with the driver who died at the scene of the accident was airlifted to Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital. Investigators said she had sustained “non-life-threatening” injuries. Two people in the other car survived with minor injuries.

Authorities say they are awaiting test results to determine if drugs or alcohol were a factor in the Florida car crash.

1 Dead, 3 Hurt In Dade Turnpike Crash, CBS4.com, August 9, 2009 Continue reading

On Tuesday, the wife of former Orlando Magic and Miami Heat player Shaquille O’Neal was injured in a car crash. Shaunie O’Neal, 34, was riding in a 2007 Precision Limo Services Lincoln Town Car when the Town Car was hit from behind by a 2003 Toyota Camry. Both vehicles were traveling southbound on Apopka-Vineyard Road.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the driver of the Toyota Camry received a ticket for careless driving. O’Neal and two other car accident victims were transported to Dr. P. Phillips Hospital with minor injuries. She posted on Twitter that she’s “good … just super sore.” She added that her husband, whom she playfully referred to as “Dr. Shaq,” ordered her to rest until she felt better.

In addition to handling personal injuries caused by car crashes, our South Florida attorneys can also assist with personal injury cases involving birth injuries, construction site accidents, truck accidents, boating accidents, and more.

Shaquille O’Neal’s wife in Orlando car crash, Orlando Sentinel, July 22, 2009 Continue reading

On Sunday afternoon, an auto accident on Alligator Alley sent three people to the hospital. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, two of the injured were transported to Lee Memorial Hospital via MedFlight helicopter, while another was taken to NCH Downtown Naples Hospital via ground transport. No fatalities have been reported.

Emergency responders received a call about the motor vehicle crash just after 5pm on Sunday. Another 911 call indicated that there was an accident at the 76 mile market, but that call may have been a second report of the accident at the 84 mile marker.

Both lanes of northbound Interstate 75 were shut down as medics worked at the scene of the accident. Police are still uncertain on how many vehicles were involved in the traffic accident. An initial scanner indicated four, but only two vehicles had been towed from the scene as of Sunday evening.

Three injured in I-75 traffic accident that blocked northbound lanes, Naples News, July 5, 2009 Continue reading

In Osceaola County, Florida, police are investigating a fatal car accident involving a 14-year-old girl who drove without a license with four other people in the car, including a 3-year-old. On Saturday night near St. Cloud, the car hit a curb, went airborne, and flipped into a culvert.

A 12-year-old girl who was riding in the car died at the hospital following the auto accident. The others survived the car crash with only minor injuries, according to Florida state troopers.

None of the passengers, including the girl’s 25-year-old brother, had driver’s licenses. According to state troopers, the brother has already been caught twice in two years for driving without a license. Police say charges are pending against the 14-year-old and the 25-year-old.

14-Year-Old Was Driving During Deadly Accident, WFTV.com, June 8, 2009 Continue reading

A Flanagan High School senior died on Friday after a motor vehicle accident. Ryan Smith, 18, was four days away from graduating when he and a friend went to pick up their caps and gowns at the high school. The car they were in spun out of control and hit a tree. The two South Florida car crash victims were transported to Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood, Florida.

Though the Broward County School district and police refused to confirm the name of the deceased, because the accident is still under investigation, students at the school were opening mourning the loss of their classmate and friend. Smith had planned to attend Lake-Sumter Community College in Central Florida, where he received a baseball scholarship.

This marks the second Broward County auto accident to claim the life of a graduating senior this week. A senior at McFatter Technical High School died last Monday night following a car accident in Miramar. These two recent accidents underscore the tragic fact that traffic accidents are the leading cause of death for teens in the US.

Flanagan High School senior killed, another injured in Pembroke Pines car crash, South Florida Sun Sentinel, May 29, 2009 Continue reading

This weekend, a Coral Springs man was critically injured on Sunday afternoon around 5pm after he lost control of his vehicle on Interstate 95. The motor vehicle crash occurred about a mile north of Becker Road, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Armagan Steven Serap, 39, was driving south in his 4-door Toyota when he lost control of the vehicle, entered the median, and hit a utility pole. The Coral Springs car accident victim was taken by helicopter to Lawnwood Regional Medical Center & Heart Institute’s trauma center, where is in critical condition.

Police say they are still investigating the South Florida motor vehicle accident.

South Florida man seriously injured in Interstate 95 accident, TCPalm.com, May 24, 2009 Continue reading

A little over a week ago, a 90-year-old man with homes in Florida and New Jersey died after his car plunged into a Sunrise Lakes canal. According to a Sunrise police officer, Herman Lipshutz was either pulling in or out of a parking space at the Sunrise Lakes retirement community when the auto accident occurred around 7pm on a Saturday. His car went over a curb and into the canal.

Witnesses and police officers reacted quickly, cutting the seatbelts nad pulling the couple of the water’s surface just as the car was sinking. Emergency medical responders gave Lipshutz CPR before he was transported to the hospital. Police say he was pronounced dead just after midnight.

The driver’s 87-year-old wife, Helen, was riding in the car and was treated for minor injuries. She was released from the Westside Regional Medical Center later that night. The Florida car accident has been deemed “an unfortunate accident” by police.

Man pulled from Sunrise canal dies, South Florida Sun Sentinel, May 10, 2009 Continue reading

According to the Broward Medical Examiner’s Office, a student and teacher from South Florida Christian Preparatory Academy died after the driver of their SUV apparently fell asleep at the wheel and lost control of the vehicle.

Elizabeth Codie Lewis, 17, died at North Broward Medical Center three days after the car crash, which occurred on their return from a class trip to Universal Studios in Orlando. Her teacher, Gerald Jerome Oliphant, 27, died on Sunday, and six of her classmates were injured in the motor vehicle accident.

Officials from the Florida Highway Patrol said that none of the passengers were wearing seatbelts. Five people were ejected onto the Coconut Creek Parkway exit when the SUV crashed. Six students ranging in age from 17 to 20 are still hospitalized at Broward General Medical Center, and their conditions are unknown.

Student, 17, dies; 6 others still hospitalized in SUV rollover that killed teacher, South Florida Sun Sentinel, May 6, 2009 Continue reading