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Man Killed in Crash with School Bus
Few people think about the amount of trust that’s placed in busing companies that bring loads of children to and from school every day. The fact is that school buses face the same risks as any other vehicle, and when something goes wrong it can lead to devastation. While a crash involving a school bus [...]
Continue reading...Police Officer in Serious Condition After Crash
5. March 2010
While most of us understand that every time we get behind the wheel, we take risks, many would wrongfully assume that police officers are all but immune to traffic accidents with other vehicles. Unfortunately, that is not the case, as those in police cruisers or on police motorcycles are just as vulnerable to mistakes - [...]
Continue reading...Woman and Two Children Hospitalized After Being Hit by Car
17. February 2010
Pedestrians have just as much right to access to roadways as those in any other type of vehicle. They must follow the same traffic laws as everyone else, but when something goes wrong those on foot are at a clear and obvious disadvantage when faced with a collision with a moving vehicle. Sadly, a woman [...]
Continue reading...Tragedy Highlights Complicated Technicalities of Civil Legal Matters
12. October 2009
Generally, when an auto accident occurs, it’s a relatively simple analysis that leads to allegations of liability. There is usually one party at fault and one or more victims of negligence or recklessness. However, there are certain situations that give rise to little-known and potentially complicated legal questions, and those involve the intrusion [...]
Continue reading...Palmetto Expressway Crash Kills Two
9. October 2009
Driving in the early morning hours can be quite dangerous, even though traffic is generally light compared to rush hour. The danger is particularly acute when someone needs to pull off to the shoulder of the road, as one driver hauling a boat had to do at approximately 4 a.m. this morning. Tragically, [...]
Continue reading...Hialeah Man Killed in Rear-End Crash
27. August 2009
When people drive at 4:30 a.m., they usually enjoy relatively light traffic and few obstacles on the road. However, that could also increase the risk in some ways given the types of drivers who tend to share those roads at that early hour. While no details have yet been released other than the [...]
Continue reading...Officer, K-9 Partner and Driver Survive Crash and Splash into Canal
25. June 2009
Sirens are placed on top of police cruisers so that when they have to speed off to a call, they can activate the sirens to signal that people need to get out of the way. However, that doesn’t always work, and while no one yet knows what led to an auto accident between a [...]
Continue reading...Tragedy Unfolds as Mother Drowns in SUV
22. June 2009
Father’s Day is a day for families to get together and to spend time relaxing and having fun. That’s exactly what one Hialeah family had in mind as they headed to a strip mall together to do some shopping. Unfortunately, the day turned tragic when the mother of the family drowned in an [...]
Continue reading...Why Auto Insurance Companies Do What They Do
15. June 2009
When someone is injured in an auto accident, one of the central parties to the situation is the insurance company of the driver who is at fault. If you have ever been involved in such a situation and did not immediately seek the help of a Hialeah auto accident lawyer, it’s likely that you [...]
Continue reading...Initial Steps After an Attorney is Retained
3. June 2009
We’re going to continue our analysis of how a typical auto accident situation could proceed after the crash. Our latest post concerned what generally happens during an initial consultation with a Hialeah auto accident lawyer, and today we’re going to explain how a case typically proceeds immediately after an attorney is retained and an [...]
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17. March 2010
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