Were you injured in an intersection accident in Tampa, FL? Mincone Personal Injury Lawyers can help you pursue injury compensation from the driver responsible for causing the crash and the subsequent losses.
Our legal team has 15 years of combined experience and has recovered millions of dollars on behalf of our clients. Let us help you pursue justice for your accident and injuries.
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How Mincone Personal Injury Lawyers Can Help After An Intersection Accident In Tampa, FL
When you suffer a significant or permanent injury due to an intersection collision, our Tampa car accident lawyers will provide you with the following legal services:
- An analysis of your situation and a discussion of your legal options
- Collection of evidence to prove your losses and the other driver’s liability
- Negotiations for a settlement
- Litigation, if the insurance company does not settle
Our founding attorney has extensive legal experience, including work as a former insurance defense lawyer. Using the lessons he learned in the insurance industry, he continues to strive to help accident victims navigate the injury claim process. Our attorneys have been recognized by the Motor Vehicle Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers, and other prestigious legal organizations.
Insurers can be aggressive in denying claims involving car accidents, so do not hesitate to contact Mincone Personal Injury Lawyers to schedule a free consultation with a Tampa car accident attorney.
Intersection Accident Statistics In Tampa
The Florida Traffic Safety Dashboard specifies that there were 21,529 crashes in 2023. These collisions resulted in 332 serious injuries and 58 fatalities. Additionally, intersection accidents were the most common cause of serious injuries, resulting in 146 serious injuries and 20 fatalities.
Causes Of Intersection Collisions
Intersection collisions are most commonly caused by failure to yield the right of way, according to Florida law. Such violations can occur in many situations, including the following:
- Running a stop sign or red light
- Disobeying a yield sign
- Accelerating to get past a yellow light
- Proceeding through a crosswalk occupied by a pedestrian or cyclist
- Entering an intersection out of turn
- Making a turn without waiting for a gap in traffic
When drivers commit these infractions, they can strike an innocent driver, pedestrian, or cyclist. Making matters worse is that these accidents often happen at full speed, given that a road user who follows right-of-way rules does not expect to get hit and thus does not slow down in any kind of preparation.
Common Injuries From Intersection Crashes
Intersection collisions often involve an angle or side-impact crash. For example, when a driver turns left across the path of another vehicle, the other driver will usually hit them broadside, causing a side impact (or T-bone) collision.
These crashes are particularly dangerous because the majority of frontal airbag sensors are only tuned to deploy during a head-on or rear-end collision, not in side or angled impacts.
Moreover, seat belts are not designed to prevent a vehicle’s occupants from sliding sideways, which means their heads and chests can strike the door or center console, leading to head trauma, fractured ribs, and internal bleeding.
Further still, if one car strikes the door of another, it can collapse inward, crushing those inside and inflicting severe harm in the form of fractured bones, concussions, and soft-tissue injuries.
Liability For Intersection Accidents Under Florida Law
Florida operates under a no-fault insurance system. Therefore, when you get injured in a minor accident, your auto insurer must cover 80% of your medical bills and 60% of your lost income up to the $10,000 policy limits. You receive these no-fault benefits regardless of who caused the accident.
However, if you suffer significant, permanent injuries or exceed your policy limits, you can pursue a case against the at-fault driver. You and your car accident lawyer must prove liability by showing that the other driver acted negligently.
To act negligently means the driver failed to exercise reasonable care, resulting in a traffic violation. For example, a distracted driver might inadvertently run a stop sign and hit a pedestrian.
Negligence can also result from dangerous activity that is not necessarily illegal. For example, a driver might be negligent if they unreasonably misjudge a vehicle’s speed and turn in front of it.
Contact Our Tampa Car Accident Lawyers For A Free Consultation
An intersection crash can cause severe injuries to your head, chest, and abdomen. Do not wait to contact Mincone Personal Injury Lawyers for a free consultation with a Tampa car accident attorney. We’ll discuss your injuries and the compensation we can seek for the losses you’ve suffered.
