Personal Injury
File Your Cruise Injury Claim Before Time Runs Out
We are sounding the alarm. If you were injured aboard a cruise ship in early 2020 there remains only roughly two to three months to file your cruise injury claim. The general statute of limitation to file your cruise injury claim is one year from the date of the incident. This means that if you…
Read MoreNews: Miami Beach police officer struck in distracted driving incident
MIAMI, FL – An accident blamed on a distracted driver left a Miami Beach police officer hospitalized, according to WPLG. Police said the officer was working an investigation involving narcotics Thursday evening when he was struck by an Uber driver in the area of Collins Avenue and 14th Street. Investigators said the driver was texting…
Read MorePalm Beach County Launches Effort To Stem Pedestrian and Bicyclist Fatalities
Authorities hope to make 2021 a safer year than 2020 for pedestrians and bicyclists in Palm Beach County. WPTV.com reports that among the Florida counties with 200,000 or more residents, Palm Beach County is currently the sixth most dangerous for pedestrians and bicyclists. In 2020 alone the county registered 1024 collisions, 138 serious injuries, and…
Read MoreNews: 19-year-old facing charges in fatal Miami-Dade County car accident
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – A young man is facing charges stemming from a deadly car crash in Miami-Dade County earlier this month, reports WPLG. Investigators said 19-year-old Davian Andres Kates was speeding in an Infiniti Q50 on Jan. 2 when he lost control in the area of Southwest 137th Avenue and 128th Street at about…
Read MoreNews: 1 driver killed, 2 others hurt in multi-vehicle crash on Florida’s Turnpike
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – One driver was killed and two others were injured in a multi-vehicle accident on Florida’s Turnpike Sunday, according to WPBF. The Florida Highway Patrol said a woman was driving a sedan southbound near Donald Ross Road just after noon when traffic came to a stop and she slammed into the back of…
Read MoreNews: Search for driver involved in fatal hit-and-run in NW Miami-Dade
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – Police are asking for the public’s help as they try to find the driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash in Northwest Miami-Dade. According to WSVN, Miami-Dade Police investigators have released two images of a man they are trying to identify in connection with the Dec. 15 incident. A collision between…
Read MoreTwo People Seriously Injured In WaveRunner Crash
A serious crash involving a personal watercraft left two people seriously injured earlier this month. ABC-7.com reports that the incident occurred on January 2 when a man and woman were riding on a WaveRunner in the Boynton Beach area. The pair crashed into a seawall and were thrown from the craft. First responders arrived on…
Read MoreNews: Police investigating deadly vehicle crash in SW Miami-Dade
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – One person died and three others were hospitalized after their minivan crashed in Southwest Miami-Dade Sunday. WPLG reports the vehicle went over a canal in the Princeton area before landing on its side on Southwest 238th Street near the Florida Turnpike at about 5 p.m. Surveillance video captured the vehicle, driven by a 45-year-old…
Read MoreDoctors Announce Revolutionary Device to Detect TBI
In a major development for the detection and treatment of traumatic brain injury, researchers have announced a test that can reportedly detect traumatic brain injuries in under 15 minutes. ABCNews.com reports that the apparatus is manufactured by medical device manufacturer Abbott. In a statement, Dr. Beth McQuiston, medical director for Abbott’s diagnostic businesses said: “This…
Read MoreNews: Motorcycle passenger dies after crash with car in Lake Worth Beach
LAKE WORTH BEACH, FL – A collision involving a car and a motorcycle in Palm Beach County left a woman dead, according to WPTV. Authorities responded to the accident scene Saturday night near the intersection of Dixie Highway and 5th Avenue North in Lake Worth Beach shortly before 9:30 p.m. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office…
Read MoreNews: Collision on Don Shula Expressway leaves 1 dead, 2 hospitalized
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – A motor vehicle accident in Southwest Miami-Dade County last week left one person dead and two others hospitalized, WSVN reports. The crash occurred Thursday on the Don Shula Expressway, where the driver of a BMW lost control near the Florida Turnpike at about 1 p.m. The Florida Highway Patrol said the…
Read MoreWest Palm Beach Woman Dies in Three-Car Collision
A West Plam Beach woman has died following a serious multi-vehicle crash on Sunday. PalmBeachPost.com reports that the crash occurred just after 12:00 p.m. in the southbound lanes of the Florida Turnpike. Traffic was stopped at mile marker 112 when a woman driving a sedan reportedly failed to stop, struck an SUV, and then ran…
Read MoreNews: Motorcyclist killed in crash with car in West Palm Beach
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – Authorities say a man was killed when his motorcycle collided with a car in Palm Beach County Friday night. According to WPTV, the motorcyclist was operating a Suzuki GSX-R1000 on Okeechobee Boulevard when the accident occurred near Citation Drive at 7:24 p.m. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office says the victim…
Read MorePalm Beach County Motorcyclist Killed in Collision With Car
A motorcyclist is dead following a crash in Palm Beach County Friday evening. PalmBeachPost.com reports that the crash occurred west of West Palm Beach. Westgate resident Clint Southard was riding a Suzuki motorcycle eastward on Okeechobee Boulevard at approximately 7:30 p.m. when he collided with a vehicle in the vicinity of the Florida Turnpike. Southard…
Read MoreYacht Catches Fire Off Coast of Florida Keys – Two People Escape Without Injury
A pleasure yacht caught fire off the coast of the Florida Keys on Thursday and required intervention by the U.S. Coast Guard to help control the situation. KeysWeekly.com reports that officers with the Coast Guard and Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation responded to the scene at about 1:15 p.m. to find the 56-foot boat fully…
Read MoreNews: 1 dead, 3 injured after SUV crashes on I-75 in Broward County
BROWARD COUNTY, FL – Authorities say an SUV crashed on Interstate 75 Wednesday morning, leaving one person dead and three others injured. NBC Miami reports the accident occurred on I-75 south near Miramar Parkway shortly before 1:45 a.m. The Florida Highway Patrol said the driver of the SUV lost control and struck a guardrail before…
Read MoreNews: Coast Guard calls off search for man missing after Biscayne Bay boat crash
MIAMI, FL – The search for a missing man after a boat crash near Key Biscayne has been called off, the Miami Herald reports. Two vessels collided near Bear Cut Channel in Biscayne Bay at about 7:30 Monday night. Six people were rescued from the water but one man was not found after…
Read MoreAuthorities: Teen Struck by Vehicle Near School Bus Stop
A teen was struck by a vehicle near a school bus stop in Winter Haven on Thursday. BayNews9.com reports that the collision occurred at Avenue G NW, near 22nd Street NW. Apparently, an 18-year-old male motorist was driving westbound on his way to work when he struck the 16-year-old girl as the car approached the…
Read MoreNews: 5 hurt, including 4 children, in NW Miami-Dade accident
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – Five people were injured in a two-vehicle crash in Northwest Miami-Dade on Monday, WSVN reports. The accident happened in the area of Northwest 19th Avenue and 135th Street in Opa-Locka. Police and emergency crews were on the scene assisting the injured, which included one woman and four children, ages 5 to…
Read MoreWho is Your Typical Client?
In this short video, Florida personal injury attorney Jack Hickey answers the question, “Who is your typical client?” Have you been injured in an accident? Please call Hickey Law Firm at 305-371-8000 to schedule a free case review today. Located in Miami, we serve victims of serious injury throughout the state of Florida and the…
Read MoreNews: Driver dies after losing control of SUV on I-95
JUPITER, Fla. — Authorities say a woman was killed in a crash that snarled traffic for hours on Interstate 95 in Palm Beach County. WPTV reports the accident happened Tuesday afternoon in the northbound lanes of I-95 near Indiantown Road. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 39-year-old woman was driving an SUV at about…
Read MoreNews: Alligator Alley car crash leaves young woman dead, 2 others hurt
BROWARD COUNTY, FL – A car crash in Broward County early Monday left one person dead and two others injured. The accident happened on Interstate 75 along Alligator Alley near mile marker 42, reports NBC Miami. The Florida Highway Patrol said a Honda Civic collided with a Hyundai Sonata in the northbound lanes at about 2…
Read MoreNews: 2 dead in crash of recreational vehicle on Florida Turnpike
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL – State troopers and emergency crews were on the scene of a fiery crash in South Miami-Dade Tuesday afternoon that left two people dead. According to WSVN, a recreational vehicle crashed and caught fire on the Florida Turnpike near Southwest 123rd Avenue at about 4 p.m. The Florida Highway Patrol said the…
Read MoreKey Biscayne Boat Crash Leaves 1 Missing and 4 Hospitalized
A boat crash off Key Biscayne Monday night left one man missing and four others hospitalized. NBCMiami.com reports that the crash occurred at about 7:22 p.m. when two boats collided in the vicinity of Bear Cut Bridge. City of Miami Fire Rescue Lt. Pete Sanchez says that one of the boats had seven people aboard…
Read MoreNews: Pedestrian struck and killed by minivan in Lake Worth Beach
LAKE WORTH BEACH, FL – Authorities in Palm Beach County say a pedestrian was fatally struck by a minivan that left the scene of the crash, reports WPTV. The victim, identified as 29-year-old Rudy Leonel Martin Jimenes, was hit on North C Street in Lake Worth Beach shortly after midnight on New Year’s Day. Investigators said…
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