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Miami and Fort Lauderdale- The Hollywood of Florida, and popular tourist mecca

On the southeastern most tip of the continguous United States is the metropolis of Miami, the largest metropolis in the southeast excepting Washington D.C. Many well-known movies and TV shows were shot in Miami, including Dexter, CSI: Miami, and Miami Ink. There is even a city within the Miami metro named Hollywood. Fort Lauderdale is a popular tourist destination, with an average year-round temperature of 75.5 °F, and 3,000 hours of sunshine per year. Greater Fort Lauderdale, which takes in all of Broward County, hosted 12 million visitors in 2012. 

Major Miami and Fort Lauderdale roadways

  • I-95, begins near the center of Miami and runs north along the east coast of Florida.
  • I-75, enters the area from the west near Fort Lauderdale where it intersects with I-595 and heads south, terminating near Hileah.
  • I-595, runs from Fort Lauderdale to the west, connecting I-95 and I-75.

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When someone is injured in an accident in Miami or Fort Lauderdale, it is important to gather information about what happens next.

Being injured in a serious accident is always a shocking and scary experience, and dealing with the aftermath is exhausting and stressful. Accident victims are forced to deal with hospitalization, medical treatments, missed work, and lost income, often while trying to manage pain and disability from their injuries. And then the insurance adjusters start circling. Find out more about accidents and what issues an injured person needs to be aware of by going to this link.

What to do after a serious injury accident in Miami or Fort Lauderdale

When someone has been injured or killed in a motor-vehicle collision, the accident victim and their family members are left with medical bills, lost income, and other costs. It is important to get legal assistance to help the accident victim recover, or when the accident is fatal, to help the family members get fully compensated for their losses. Learn more about how a Miami personal injury attorney will help injured victims and families.

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5 Steps to Recover from Your Injury

5 Steps to Recover from Your Injury

Whether it’s from a car accident, a slip and fall in a local store, or you get thrown from your bicycle, an injury can affect all aspects of your life. And not usually in a good way. That’s why it’s important to get the best possible care – so that you can recover from your injury and get your life back on track as quickly as possible. Go here to learn about 5 steps that will help you have a speedy and full recovery after an accident.
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Go here for crucial information about personal injury claims in Miami

Go here for crucial information about personal injury claims in Miami

Our Miami-area attorney partner, Neufeld, Kleinberg, and Pinkiert, can answer your questions about personal injury claims, including: If I was in a car accident, will my lost wages be reimbursed? How do I prove that my car-accident injury was not pre-existing? What kinds of damages are available after a serious car accident? There is a great deal of valuable information available here. Feel free to take a look!

Most recent accident reports

Betty J. Greene, 68, struck and injured, by hit & run truck driven by Ivanka Cancic, 50, who was arrested after a brief police pursuit that resulted in a broken fire hydrant, flooding and a sinkhole, in Lauderhill, Florida

A police pursuit that started in Lauderdale Lakes after a hit-and-run crash ended with an SUV in a watery sinkhole in Lauderhill Monday morning, officials said.
Date: 
Sunday, February 23, 2014
Roadway: 
22nd Street between 41st and 49th Avenues
City: 
Lauderhill, FL
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Hit and Run, DWI - DUI - Alcohol or Drug Use, Unlicensed Driver/Suspended License

Kareem Shaker, 32, suffers medical emergency after car crash on a I-195 exit ramp in Miami, Florida

Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Yudiel Santana's quick response and training helped save a man's live off of an Interstate 195 exit ramp in Miami.
Date: 
Friday, February 21, 2014
Roadway: 
I-195 North Miami Ave. exit ramp
City: 
Miami, FL
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Medical

4 people injured, one critically, after multi-car crash and fire in Pompano Beach.

Three people were injured after a fiery crash on Sample Road at Military Trail in Pompano Beach Monday morning.

Date: 
Sunday, February 16, 2014
Roadway: 
Sample Road at Military Trail
City: 
Pompano Beach, FL
Type: Car Accident

Truck driver struck & killed by car while inspecting his truck after a crash in Broward County.

Authorities are looking for a driver who was involved in a hit-and-run crash that ended in a fatality in Tamarac Sunday morning.

Date: 
Saturday, February 15, 2014
Roadway: 
Commercial Boulevard
City: 
Tamarac, FL
Type: Pedestrian Accident

Justin Flowers, 15, struck and killed by hit-and-run driver while crossing street in Broward County, Florida

Police are looking for a driver who struck and killed a 15-year-old boy and fled the scene in Fort Lauderdale Sunday.
Date: 
Saturday, February 8, 2014
Roadway: 
West Broward Boulevard
City: 
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Type: Pedestrian Accident
Topics: 
Children/Minors Involved, Hit and Run

6 people injured, 4 critically and transported to hospital, after 3 motorcycles collide at intersection in Miami-Dade County.

Six people have been injured after a vehicle accident and fire Thursday at Southwest 100th Street and Krome Avenue, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said.

Four patients were transported in critical condition, while two others had minor injuries.

Date: 
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Roadway: 
Southwest 100th Street and Krome Avenue
City: 
Miami, FL
Type: Motorcycle Accident

Guillermo Alvarez-Mendez arrested after police chase leads to several car crashes and his capture.

A suspect was in police custody after being chased by police along busy highways into the heart of Miami on Tuesday.

Date: 
Monday, January 27, 2014
Roadway: 
Southwest 1st Street and Southwest 2nd Street
City: 
Miami, FL
Type: Car Accident

Angel Mikki Larouge, 47, in serious condition after being struck by two hit-and-run vehicles in Broward County, Florida

Police are looking for two drivers who struck a pedestrian in Hollywood in a crash that was caught on camera. The incident happened just after 8 p.m. Monday at the intersection of State Road 7/U.S. 441 and Hollywood Boulevard, police said.
Date: 
Sunday, January 26, 2014
Roadway: 
State Road 7/U.S. 441 and Hollywood Boulevard
City: 
Hollywood, FL
Type: Pedestrian Accident
Topics: 
Hit and Run

Matthew Lingwood arrest on multiple charges after crashing truck into two car and one house seriously injuring 5 people in Broward County.

A driver was arrested on DUI charges after he crashed his truck into two cars and a house in Cooper City Sunday night, authorities said.

Date: 
Saturday, January 25, 2014
Roadway: 
S. Saratoga Drive
City: 
Cooper City, FL
Type: Car Accident

One driver killed and police officer seriously injured after SUV and police cruiser crash in Hialeah, Florida

A driver was killed and an officer was seriously injured in a violent crash in Hialeah Friday morning.
Date: 
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Roadway: 
W. 8th Avenue and 49th Street
City: 
Hialeah, FL
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Police and Government Vehicles

Anthony Rodriguez, Gabriel Hernandez, and Gisele Betancourt killed, two transported to hospital after wrong-way crash and fire on Krome Avenue and Southwest 144th Street in Miami, Florida

Police are investigating a deadly head-on crash in Southwest Miami-Dade that killed three people and sent two others to the hospital early Sunday.
Date: 
Saturday, January 18, 2014
Roadway: 
Krome Avenue and Southwest 144th Street
City: 
Miami, FL
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Wrong-way Crash, Fire

Alexander Aguilar killed after his car strikes median and crashes into tree.

Pembroke Pines Police are investigating a single-car crash that left one man dead early Saturday morning.

Date: 
Friday, January 17, 2014
Roadway: 
Douglas Road
City: 
Pembroke Pines, FL
Type: Car Accident

Evangelo Christos Belekis struck and killed by car driven by Christopher Lyons.

Police on Thursday released the identities of the driver and pedestrian involved in a Wednesday morning crash on in downtown Miami.

Date: 
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Roadway: 
Biscayne Boulevard and 14th Street.
City: 
Miami, FL
Type: Pedestrian Accident

Pedestrian struck and killed by passenger train in Florida.

The Broward Sheriff's office is investigating after a train struck and killed a pedestrian Sunday morning.

The collision happened at 7:30 a.m. on the 2900 block of Southwest 30th Avenue in Pembroke Park, according to a tweet from BSO.

Date: 
Saturday, January 11, 2014
Roadway: 
Southwest 30th Avenue in Pembroke Park
City: 
Pembroke Park, FL
Type: Train Accident

9 injured in two-car rollover crash on East 8th Avenue and Okeechobee Road in Hialeah, Florida

A two-car crash in Hialeah left at least nine people injured early Sunday morning. The cars collided at East 8th Avenue and Okeechobee Road, officials said.
Date: 
Saturday, December 28, 2013
Roadway: 
East 8th Avenue and Okeechobee Road
City: 
Hialeah, FL
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Rollover, Seat Belt Usage