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Car Crash and Motor Vehicle Accident Lawyer

Jupiter, West Palm Beach and Palm Beach County Florida

If you have been injured in a Florida car accident you need the help of attorneys who understand how to handle every case individually and in such a way that the client’s interests are maximized. Make A Call For Justice and contact Domnick & Shevin PL today to schedule a free initial consultation.

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Here are a few steps you should take in the immediate aftermath of an auto accident in

Florida:

If possible and not too dangerous, move your car off the road to the nearest shoulder
Make sure your occupants are not seriously injured
Contact the police
Exchange contact and insurance information with the other driver
Do not discuss the accident with the other driver
Obtain a medical evaluation, even if you do not think you need it
Contact a Florida car accident lawyer to schedule a consultation

NEWS: Domnick & Shevin PL win $8.2 million for Woman in Car Accident.
Domnick & Shevin LP fights hard and wins a large award for a Florida woman injured in a car accident. Complete story on this Florida car accident case at The Palm Beach Post - click here.

The culture in Florida and in the United States as a whole is such that we are dependent upon our cars to get us around. While millions of autos hit the roads every day, few of us consider the dangers that we encounter every time we hit the gas pedal. Although statistics would tell us that the chances of being involved in an accident are relatively low, that does not mean that anyone is immune to this problem.

One look at some basic statistics that are kept by the state government in Florida should tell all of us that we need to be prepared should we ever be involved in a vehicle accident. Below is an overview of these statistics and how you should proceed if you are injured in such an incident in Florida.

Florida Car Crash Statistics

Consider the following statistics from the year 2006 in Florida:

Traffic crashes – 256,200
Drivers involved – 370,035
Average crashes per day – 702
Fatalities – 3,365
Fatal crashes – 3,084
Injuries – 214,914
Injury crashes – 137,282
Alcohol-related crashes – 22.858
Alcohol-related fatalities – 1,099
Alcohol-related injuries – 16,319
Alcohol-related fatal crashes – 1,007
Alcohol-related injury crashes – 10,439

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