With truck and commercial vehicle accidents, you need an attorney who is an expert in trucking accidents. Many injury lawyers are not familiar with the complex rules and regulations required of the trucking industry and drivers. Mistakes made by your lawyer can quickly become costly. Choose Rubenstein Law, an attorney with vast resources and decades of experience to lead your team and fight for your family.
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Types Of Commercial Vehicles
Trucks and commercial vehicles pose unique dangers on the road due to their size, weight, and engineering. The results of a commercial vehicle accident can be especially catastrophic since due to their size and velocity an accident involving a truck often involves multiple vehicles. The risk from a truck or commercial vehicle accident is further multiplied
when considering their cargo, which can include flammable material, toxic chemicals or industrial waste.
Commercial vehicles are more than just the semis and big-rigs that move products across our country on our highways every day. They are:
Dump Trucks
Garbage Trucks
Buses
Motorhomes
Refrigerator Trucks
Flatbed Trucks
Food Trucks
Car Carrier
Delivery Trucks/Vans
Large construction vehicles – cement mixer, pump truck
With over 43,000 commercial vehicle accidents (CVA) in 2017, Florida is third behind Texas and California for accidents involving trucks. Here in Miami-Dade alone, we averaged 171 CVA per week. Most of these occur on weekdays, during daytime hours and normal weather.
In 2017 Miami recorded:
8,891 commercial vehicle accidents
24.4 commercial vehicle accidents per day (that’s one per hour!)
Palm Beach County, FL - Palm Beach Deputy Hurt in Crash with Drunk Driver
A deputy with the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office suffered injuries in a crash with a drunk driver. The incident happened on Wednesday, December 12th around 3:30 am.
Authorities were called to the intersection of Okeechobee Boulevard and State Road 7 in reference to the crash. According to police, a pickup truck was traveling northbound on SR 7 when it struck the deputy's vehicle from behind. The female deputy, Lenndy Chiquito-Rodriguez, was waiting at a stop light when her car was struck. The deputy's vehicle then collided with a 2016 Ford Mustang which was stopped directly in front of the police cruiser at the stop light. Read More
Orlando, FL - 15 Guests Hurt as Disney Buses Crash Near Epcot
Two buses en route to Walt Disney World's Epcot Resort collided with one another on Tuesday December 11th. The buses collided near a tollbooth on Epcot Center drive around 10:00 am.
At the time of the crash, there were 50 Disney guests on board the buses. At least one ambulance arrived and 15 of the guests were injured and received medical treatment when the two buses collided. None of the injuries were life-threatening. There were no details released on the cause of the collision or the events which led up to the crash.
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