How can driving to work be this dangerous? Naphtali Hertz Wacks, 57, a Miami Beach defense lawyer was driving his Honda Civic to work Tuesday morning when he was struck and critically injured by a hit and run motorist. “The force of the crash was so significant” that the Civic was “propelled 368 feet” into the wall, according […]
The tragic death of Harold Dayes highlights the inadequacy of Florida Workers Compensation Death Benefits when compared to Florida’s Wrongful Death Statute. Harold Dayes was employed by a private security company. On the morning of April 8th 2017, Mr. Dayes was working as a security guard at Mohawk Industries in Pembroke Park, Florida. In the early morning hours […]
A vehicle collision of any kind is a dreadful event fraught with injury, expense, and lost time. Having to deal with vehicle repairs, doctors bills, police reports, and insurance adjusters is an awful burden to bear. It’s even worse when you don’t know who is responsible for your injuries or vehicle damage. New Miami-Dade County […]
The rise in Hit and Run accidents speaks volumes about where we stand as a community, and for lack of a better word, it is simply “sad”. What used to be a rarity (leaving the scene of an accident) is now commonplace. How did we get here? and better yet, how do we fix this problem? In […]
A recently proposed Florida Senate bill would end highway express lanes and create new rules for using revenue generated from tolls. In early January, state Sen. Frank Artiles of Miami filed SB 250, which seeks to stop officials from implementing new express lanes beginning July 1. If the bill becomes state law, revenues from current […]
Uber provides a convenient way for many people to get around, but it also presents some serious safety concerns. Over the past several years, a growing number of incidents have left some passengers wondering if they are safe when using the service. The concerns stem in part from Uber’s process for hiring drivers, which does […]
In Miami-Dade and across the country, the popular ride-sharing service Uber has been the subject of a number of lawsuits filed by accident victims in recent years. Although many of the lawsuits remain pending, some have been settled for undisclosed sums. Young Man Dies After Night out in Miami In December 2015, 20-year-old Pablo Sanchez […]
One (1) year ago Kaire & Heffernan started a petition in hopes that the DOT would address the safety issues on the 1-95 express lanes. Despite thousands of accidents, hundreds of injuries, and multiple fatalities the DOT insisted the express lanes were safe, and blamed the accidents on aggressive drivers. Their plan was to install sturdier poles and to place the […]
The Express lanes were originally built to lighten traffic between the golden glades interchange and Downtown Miami. Almost 10 years later, the express lanes are an epic failure. The express lanes are expensive, often closed, and deadly. The FDOT had begun to acknowledge that a problem exists, and is looking for a quick fix. Unfortunately, the quick fix they have […]
Lane Diving Accidents on I-95 continue at an alarming rate. This, despite the FDOT’s, assurance that their new “plan” would help reduce lane diving. The latest accident happened Sunday, November 6th, 2016, at about 12:15 p.m. The accident shutdown I-95 for about 5 hours. The accident began when a vehicle (who fled the scene) traveled from the […]
As presently constructed the I-95 express lanes are deadly. In January of this past year Kaire & Heffernan created an online petition in hopes that the DOT would make the necessary changes to protect the motorists that travel on I-95. After 20,000 crashes, hundreds of injuries, and multiple deaths, the DOT has agreed that the road as presently […]
