Jacksonville Injury Attorney Blog

The driver of a pickup truck struck and killed a motorcylcist this morning. The motorcyclist had just rear-ended another vehicle prior to be struck by the pickup truck. The series of auto accidents was caused by yet another car accident on I-95 northbound.

When the motorcyclist rear-ended the vehicle in front of him, he was thrown from his bike and was hit by the pickup driver. The pickup driver continued driving. The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at Shands Jacksonville Medical Center.

Many times hit and run drivers are never caught. Other times a driver can cause an auto accident without striking another car, making leaving the scene all that much easier. For a person suffering personal injury in such a scenario, uninsured motorist coverage may provide his or her only means of replacing lost wages or paying medical bills.

Uninsured motorist coverage is one of the most important and cost-effective types of insurance to buy. As Jacksonville car accident attorneys, we notice that often the worst drivers, especially drunk drivers, are the ones with little or no insurance.

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The Jacksonville, Florida, Sheriff's Office maintains statistics on the number of car crashes at the various roadway intersections in the city.

According to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, the ten intersections with the most auto accidents in 2009 were: Atlantic Boulevard and Kernan Boulevard; Argyle Forest Boulevard and Blanding Boulevard; Southside Boulevard and Atlantic Boulevard; Monument Boulevard and Atlantic Boulevard; University Boulevard and Atlantic Boulevard; Blanding Boulevard and Youngerman Circle; Beach Boulevard and Hodges Boulevard; and Beach Boulevard and San Pablo Road.

Jacksonville's Sheriff, John Rutherford, intends to install cameras to catch drivers running red lights at these intersections. Although Florida state law does not currently allow such cameras, there is legislation pending that would make the cameras legal.

As Jacksonville car accident attorneys, we applaud the Sheriff's efforts in this regard. We routinely consult with car accident victims who have suffered serious personal injuries due to another driver running a red light. Every day in traffic we are amazed at how late some drivers continue through an intersection after their light has turned red.

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On Monday night, a driver and his passenger were killed in an auto crash on Interstate 10 in Baker County, about thirty minutes west of Jacksonville Florida. The driver clipped the rear bumper of a car in an adjacent lane, his vehicle then left the road, became airborne and landed on its roof.

The auto accident happened at 12:10 a.m. It is unknown if alcohol was involved.

As Jacksonville Injury attorneys we see many types of serious car accidents with serious personal injuries. However, this type of accident is rare as it appears the car hit by the driver was not in his blind spot and was merely driving next to, and slightly ahead of, his vehicle.

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A wife and mother of two died when her SUV was involved in a car accident and forced off of the Buckman Bridge late Saturday night in Jacksonville, Florida. Her car landed in the St. Johns River in approximately 45 feet of water.

The driver of the car that caused the auto accident fled the scene. Witnesses followed her to an apartment on Jacksonville's southside. That driver has been charged with DUI manslaughter.

Witnesses claim that that driver was driving erratically before the vehicle collision. She had recently been charged with several traffic offenses, including leaving the scene of another accident.

While the family will have the basis for a wrongful death lawsuit, no amount of money can ease their pain.

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