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Florida Car Accident Lawyers, Florida Car Accident Attorneys

Attorney David I. Fuchs and Florida car accident lawyers have over 17 years of experience in successfully representing car accident victims, their families and friends who have suffered a death in the family or sustained serious bodily injuries, pain and suffering, lost wages and medical bills because of the carelessness or negligence of another driver.

There are about 3 million car-related injuries a year, 2 million permanent injuries and 40,000 deaths in the U.S. each year. The Department of Transportation's statistics indicate that accidents are generally related to irresponsible driving behavior. About 40% of fatalities are related to drinking and driving, 30% to speeding and about 33% from a car going off the road (these groups are not mutually exclusive). Seat belt use is only at about 68% nationally, despite it being a highly cost-effective means to prevent fatalities and serious injuries.

The very young and the very old are much more likely to be involved in accidents. Car accidents are currently the number one killer of people ages 1 to 37. About 1 in 30 young drivers will be injured in an accident each year. Young drivers are four times more likely to die in car accidents and are much more prone to speed, drive recklessly, not wear their seat belts and drink and drive than middle-aged drivers. If we could reduce these dangerous behaviors, we could prevent these needless deaths and injuries.
The following are some very alarming statistics:

  • There are approximately 6.4 million accidents each year.
  • Approximately 40,000 people die in auto accidents each year (a figure that has been generally declining for over 30 years) .

Nearly 43,000 people died in car accidents in 2002, reports the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. This figure has increased by 1.5% from the previous year. Although the number of traffic-related injures has declined from 3.03 million to 2.92 million, the number of fatalities due to drunk driving has steadily increased. More than one-quarter of Americans have been involved in a car accident in the last five years.

The numbers are staggering:

  • About 26% of drivers have been involved in a car crash in the last five years.
  • There were 17,419 alcohol-related fatalities in 2002.
  • More than half the fatalities reported --59%--were not wearing seatbelts.
  • Deaths from rollover crashes totaled 82%.
  • For the past five years, motorcycle fatalities have been steadily increasing.
  • Deaths of motorcyclists aged 50 and over have climbed by 26%.

Every 13 minutes, there is a death caused by a motor vehicle accident. Car accidents claim our very youngest and our very oldest populations. Americans from the ages of 1-33 are more likely to die from a car accident than from anything else. On the other side of the spectrum, elderly adults aged 75 and up are most affected by motor vehicle crashes. The good news is fatalities of children seven and under have dropped, most likely due to safety seats. Also, pedestrian deaths have declined by 1.9 percent.

Most car accidents are entirely preventable. Drivers are most likely distracted, tired or possibly drunk. The National Highway Safety Traffic Administration reports that most drivers engage in activities that take their attention away from the road. These activities include:


Talking with other passengers:81%
Playing with the radio or CD:66%
Eating or drinking:49%
Using a cell phone:25%

South Florida car accident attorney David I. Fuchs and Florida car accident lawyers will represent you for injuries that include, but are not limited to:

I) Injuries requiring surgery, sutures, staples

2) Traumatic Brain Injury, including those caused by oxygen deprivation

3) Severe burns resulting in significant and permanent scarring

4) Mental anguish and emotional distress, death

5) Those injuries caused by a collision with a driver that is drunk, impaired or otherwise under the influence of narcotics or drugs.

After a collision with another party it is imperative to call the police to the accident scene, seek immediate medical treatment. It is then important to seek legal counsel to protect your legal rights by calling attorney David I. Fuchs and Florida car accident lawyers who will take your call and speak with you immediately about your car accident. Attorney David I. Fuchs and Florida car accident lawyers will then stand ready to fight for you to see that you get compensation for your pain and suffering, any lost wages and medical bills.

Call attorney David I. Fuchs and Florida car accident lawyers Toll Free at 800-570-2858 for a free consultation to discuss your accident case. You may also write to attorney David I. Fuchs and Florida car accident lawyers by filling out the form on the "Contact Us" page."

If you can not come to us attorney David I. Fuchs and Florida car accident lawyers will send a representative to see you. We speak English and Spanish. Se habla ingles y espanol.

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