Personal Injury

WEST PALM BEACH, FL – A pedestrian was critically injured after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in West Palm Beach, reports WPTV. The incident occurred Monday night in the vicinity of Australian Avenue and 13th Street.  The victim, 59-year-old Raymond Alexander, was hit by a vehicle as he walked across Australian Avenue at about 8…

MIAMI, FL – An elderly woman was hospitalized after being struck in Miami by a vehicle that left the scene, WPLG reports. The incident took place Tuesday evening in the vicinity of Northwest 1st Street and Northwest 26th Avenue at about 6 p.m. Surveillance video from the area showed that 77-year-old Edelmira Barrios was hit at…

PORT ST. LUCIE, FL – A police officer was one of two people injured in a crash in Port St. Lucie Wednesday evening, according to WPBF. Police said the officer’s car was involved in a collision with another vehicle in the vicinity of St. Lucie West Boulevard and California Boulevard at about 6 p.m. The…

BOYNTON BEACH, FL – Police said a woman was injured when she was struck in Boynton Beach Saturday night by a hit-and-run driver. The Palm Beach Post reports the incident occurred as the woman was walking across the 1000 block of North Seacrest Boulevard from west to east at about 9 p.m. Witnesses said she…

MIAMI, FL – A two-car accident in Miami Sunday evening left a police officer hospitalized, reports WSVN. Authorities said the officer’s police cruiser collided with a minivan outside Doce Provisions restaurant, located in the area of Southwest 5th Street and Southwest 12th Avenue. The incident, which occurred at about 7:45 p.m., resulted in the officer…

LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SEA, FL – A crash that killed a pedestrian in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea recently is under investigation by the Broward County Sheriff’s Office. The incident took place near the 1800 block of South Ocean Boulevard Dec. 5 at about 6:45 p.m. Investigators say the pedestrian, an adult woman, was crossing from east to west when she was…

One person was seriously hurt in a vehicle crash involving a U-Haul truck Tuesday. WSVN.com reports that the crash occurred at about 1 p.m. in Fort Lauderdale when a police cruiser spotted a U-Haul truck that had been reported stolen. As the officer called for backup and began to tail the vehicle it crashed with an…

Authorities are charging a Lakeland high school substitute teacher with sexual battery after she allegedly engaged in an improper relationship with the student. Local10.com reports that the 20-year-old woman, Ayanna Davis, allegedly began an illegal sexual relationship with a student in early December, including at least four encounters. Another student reportedly alerted authorities to the…

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Police and firefighters responded after a woman was hit by a Brightline train in Fort Lauderdale Monday morning, NBC Miami reports. The victim, reported to be a woman in her early 70s, was struck at a railroad crossing at 100 Northwest 6th Street at about 8 a.m. She was pronounced dead…

Over the years, we have covered many automobile recalls –  with the largest likely being the Takata airbag recalls involving tens of millions of vehicles. Many car buyers may be surprised to learn that used cars with open recalls are often sold, with their new owners being totally unaware of the potential danger. Now, an investigative…

WEST KENDALL, FL – A driver trying to elude police was involved in a deadly car wreck in Kendall Thursday morning, according to a report by NBC Miami. Miami-Dade police said the incident began when officers were following a sedan seen speeding on Krome Avenue.  The officers had their lights and sirens on as they…

SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FL – Miami-Dade Police tweeted that they were at the scene of a fatal crash in West Kendall on Thursday afternoon. The accident occurred in the area of Southwest 88th Street and Southwest 167th Avenue in the Hammocks district, and was reported at about 1 p.m.  WSVN reported that two vehicles involved in…

Only around seven percent of medical malpractice claims result in a jury trial. A large majority are settled long before a trial is needed. However, at Hickey Law Firm, we prepare every case as if it were going to trial, helping to ensure we are prepared to represent our clients in all situations. Nearly two-thirds…

A driver is under arrest after authorities accused him of striking a scooter driver on Wednesday night in Brickell. Local10.com reports that the collision occurred at about 8:50 p.m. when 29-year-old Cristian David Acmendariz-Moreta was driving his blue BMW across the Brickell Avenue Bridge. A man was traveling southward on his scooter when Acmendariz-Moreta allegedly…

LAKE WORTH, FL – Authorities said a pedestrian was struck and killed by a distracted driver in Palm Beach County on Sunday, according to WPEC. The accident, which involved a 15-year-old driver, took place near a Burger King restaurant on North Dixie Highway in Lake Worth. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said the teenager…

LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SEA, FL – The Broward County Sheriff’s Office says it is investigating an accident that killed a bicycle rider last week. According to a news release, the incident occurred Friday near the 1400 block of South Ocean Boulevard in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea. Traffic homicide detectives said a Broward County Transit bus and a bicyclist on a Trek…