Complete Palm Beach County, FL accident reports and news.
Accidents in Palm Beach County are a major cause of property damage, injury, and death each year
In Palm Beach County, statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration show that traffic crashes remain a primary public safety issue. Car, truck, bicycle, pedestrian, and motorcycle accidents are all a common occurrence, despite improvements in vehicle safety features, road design, bicycle and pedestrian corridors, and traffic signs.
When an accident happens in Palm Beach County, it is important to do the following immediately:
- Remain at the crash scene;
- Check on the condition of all people involved in the crash;
- Call the police;
- Exchange information with other drivers;
- Get contact information from witnesses;
- Inform your insurance company;
- Get appropriate medical treatment, and track the details;
- Take photos of vehicle damage and injuries;
- Consider hiring a personal injury attorney.
An injury attorney handles all the details so that you don't have to.
After a Palm Beach County accident, there are many issues that need to be handled immediately. Dealing with doctors, repair shops, car rental companies, police, and insurance companies is overwhelming, especially when someone is seriously injured. At this point, many injured people choose to hire a personal injury attorney whose job it is to handle the details and paperwork so that you can focus on recovery.
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West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, FL
West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, FL
West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, FL
Two elderly people died, and two others were injured in a car crash Saturday night, according to Palm Beach County Fire Rescue.
The accident happened at the intersection of Lake Ida Road and Jog Road in Delray Beach.
West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, FL
A snorkeler was killed Sunday afternoon when he was struck by a boat near the Jupiter Inlet.
Palm Beach County Fire Rescue crews and Jupiter police were stationed near Dubois Park as they gathered info and transported the injured diver to a hospital via Trauma Hawk.
West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, FL
A local man says a driver nearly killed him as he was trying to cross the street in West Palm Beach.
Michael Thornhill, 28, said he was hit by a vehicle at the intersection of Military Trail and Westgate Avenue early Saturday morning.
West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, FL
A crash involving two vehicles and a bicycle injured three people Thursday morning in Greenacres.
The wreck shut down all lanes in both directions at 10th Avenue N and Sherwood Forest Boulevard.
West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, FL
One person is dead and two others injured after a car struck a pole near the intersection of Okeechobee Boulevard and Baywinds Drive in West Palm Beach.
The single-vehicle crash happened just after 6 a.m. Sunday.
West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, FL
Police are searching for the driver of a vehicle who investigators with the Delray Beach Police Department said hit a 20-year-old woman while she was rollerblading along Atlantic Avenue. Detectives said the collision between car and person happened on Tuesday morning around 1:00 a.m.
West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, FL
A woman who was seriously injured Friday evening in a motorcycle crash has died from her injuries.
West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, FL
A deadly crash involving a Tri-Rail train and a vehicle shut down traffic at Linton Boulevard and Congress Avenue in Delray Beach Thursday.
At 10:45 a-m, northbound train P618 struck a car at the Linton Blvd crossing, according to a Tri-Rail spokeswoman.
West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, FL
A driver trying to pass slower cars collided with a semi on the Beeline Highway Thursday and died upon impact, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.
West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, FL
A wreck involving a motor scooter Wednesday morning injured two people in Wellington. The crash occurred around 7 a.m.
West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, FL
A 76-year-old man was killed Monday morning in a crash involving a semi on Clint Moore Road between East Rogers Circle and West Rogers Circle, according to Boca Raton police.
The victim was identified as Irving M. Mangel of Boca Raton.
West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, FL
A child, four teens and two adults were injured in a two-vehicle crash Monday evening at the intersection of North U.S. Highway 1 and Tequesta Drive in Tequesta, said Sgt. Max Lally, spokesman for Tequesta Police Department.