Hialeah Truck Accident Lawyers
Hialeah Truck Accidents
Hialeah is a bustling city nestled within the county of Miami-Dade. On its official website, the slogan, "All Ways Lead to Hialeah" was one of the city's first slogans. At the time, the city's founding fathers could not have imagined the important link in the transportation chain provided by Hialeah's location.
Sitting in the heart of northwest Dade, Hialeah has access to every major thoroughfare – linked with two major interstates, I-95 and I-75, the Palmetto and Sawgrass Expressways, and the Florida Turnpike, Hialeah provides direct access to both the Opa-Locka and the Miami International Airports, and the Port of Miami.
The Hialeah truck accident attorneys at Farah & Farah have found that Hialeah had the second highest number of trucking accidents in Florida reporting 228 large truck accidents, according the 2009 report from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). Although this number has decreased since 2005, for fiscal year 2010, it had increased to 279.
Consider these Hialeah accident statistics:
- Hialeah in Miami-Dade County had 42,244 crashes in 2009 that resulted in 260 fatalities.
- Hialeah had 3,471 crashes, the fourth highest number of crashes in a city following Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and Orlando.
- Miami-Dade had 2,419 commercial vehicle crashes that resulted in 19 fatalities, the most in Florida, and 1,594 injuries, also the highest recorded in the state.
Clearly, the enormous number of large trucks that travel through Hialeah on a daily basis can present a danger for everyone. It becomes not a question of "if" but "when" you or someone you know will be involved in a large truck accident in Hialeah. However, many of these accidents could be avoided if common sense and common courtesy prevailed more than road rage and inconsiderate driving on both sides of the issue.
When an accident occurs, the trucking company will send investigators and a legal representative to conduct an investigation. But remember, they are there to protect the company and to pay out as little as possible. The Hialeah trucking accident lawyers of Farah & Farah are there to level the playing field and protect you. We will work to preserve crucial evidence such as driver logs before they go missing. It is crucial to immediately collect evidence and interview witnesses. Once we determine who was negligent and at-fault for your trucking accident, we can determine the level of compensation due to the accident victim. That can include medical and rehabilitation costs, lost wages, and an accident victim may be able to collect punitive damages if the driver and company were reckless and negligent. Call us in Florida toll free at 1-800-533-3555 and we will offer you a complimentary consultation on your truck accident case.