Car Accident Lawyer
Jupiter, Florida

Have you or a loved one been injured in a car accident in Jupiter? At the Fischetti Law Group we believe in fair and proper outcome for your car accident case. We focus on an aggressive, but effective approach to personal injury. Navigating your claim can be stressful, but rest assured we will guide you every step of the way.

Jupiter lies on the north end of Palm Beach County, to the right of I-95, which is a highway infamous for causing car accidents with its heavy traffic. It also contains an intersection with Military Trail, which runs all the way down through the county! Getting into a car accident can be very disruptive to your everyday life, and getting your life back will take the right car accident lawyer. Big law firms treat their clients like “just another case number”, thankfully the Fischetti Law Group is different.

Our founder Michael Fischetti has served as a personal injury and car accident lawyer for over 20 years. He, and the rest of our law firm believe that taking a unique approach for each of our client’s cases is what helps us get them the compensation they deserve. If you would like to discuss your case, know that the Fischetti Law Group offers FREE consultation! Call us at 833-645-3247 or visit our Contact Page to schedule a meeting.

Distracted Driving: The most likely cause of a car accident is driving while distracted, which typically results from a driver using their digital device, or even being distracted by outside sources. It may seem like a small act, but being distracted for a moment can make a large difference when moving fast on the highway.

Drunk Driving: When using drugs or alcohol, a person’s motor skills can become incredibly impaired, making them unfit to drive on the road. Even if there is no accident, they can still be pulled over and suffer major fines or even jail time.

Fatigued Driving: Similar to drunk driving, operating a vehicle while tired can be very dangerous too. A BAC of 0.05% is the legal limit for driving, and though it varies person to person, drivers who haven’t slept in 24 hours have shown symptoms of mental fatigue that are similar to the effects of 0.10% BAC.

Aggressive Driving: Usually, part of a road rage incident, drivers who are agitated tend to be far more reckless when driving than others. Those who are agitated while driving are statistically 9.8 times more likely than ordinary drivers to be involved in a car accident due to their recklessness.

Weather Conditions: Having to deal with bad weather in Jupiter can affect your driving more than you may think. Especially during Florida’s hurricane seasons, severe rain can obscure the vision of multiple drivers, forcing them to drive carefully. There’s also the possibility of hydroplaning, an event where excessive water on the road can cause a car to slide uncontrollably.

Vehicular Failures: On occasion a car accident may occur because the vehicle wasn’t properly maintained or was demonstrating faulty behavior. Normally, it falls to the driver in order to make sure the vehicle is in driving condition, though fault may fall to the manufacturer or the mechanic if it is the result of poor repairs.

A major part in winning your case can be determined by the type of car accident you’ve got caught up in. There are several different factors to prove the other driver was at fault but knowing the accident you were involved in may make the process easier. Setting up a FREE consultation with the Fischetti Law Group is the quickest way to find out the eligibility of your case.

Rear-End Collisions: Typically, the blame for this type of incident falls to the rear-end driver, as most rear-end collisions happen because the car in the back was speeding or came to a late stop. In fact, the state of Florida has a “presumption of negligence” towards the rear-end driver, meaning they are always assumed at fault. Either way, having an eye-witness or traffic cam footage can help prove you were not at fault.

Head-On Collisions: Usually occurring after a driver veers off their side of the road, a head-on collision typically has the highest fatality rate of any car accident! Even though both cars have collided from the front, it’s fairly easy to determine who disobeyed traffic laws or right of way. Especially with photos of the accident and eye-witness accounts.

Side-Impact Collisions (T-Bones): Sometimes called a “T-Bone”, a side-collision usually occurs when a car ignores a stop sign or red light, either colliding with oncoming traffic or getting themselves hit. Regardless of whether their mistake caused damage to their vehicle or yours, fault will mostly be placed on them for the car accident.

Hit and Run Accidents: Technically not a “car accident”, but certainly a label that can affect how much someone is put at fault for the incident. Usually, someone who flees the scene of a car accident does so because they are afraid of legal prosecution or do not have the insurance to cover medical/ damage costs. If caught, fleeing the scene may not only put them at fault for the whole incident, but can also result in grosser fines and penalties.

Pedestrian Accidents: Having far less protection than a driver in an automobile, pedestrian accidents tend to result in far worse injuries requiring medical attention and is very fatal for the person hit. Though there are situations in which a pedestrian doesn’t have right of way, such as jay walking, it is still the driver’s responsibility to avoid the incident as much as possible. Fault will nearly always fall to the driver, especially if the pedestrian was using the sidewalk or walkway. If you’ve been hurt in a pedestrian accident, know that the Fischetti Law Group has your back!

DUI Accidents: Any incident where a driver is under the influence of drugs or alcohol is considered a DUI accident. Normally in this type of incident, it is assumed that the driver committing substance abuse is the one at fault.

Single-Vehicle Accidents: In this type of incident only a single driver is involved, and is often reduced to them having crashed into a tree or a lamppost. On occasion, this can involve the driver crashing into another person’s property, like damaging their neighbor’s mailbox. If you’ve suffered property damage from another person’s negligence, call the Fischetti Law Group, as we handle these types of cases too!

Multi-Vehicle Collisions (Pileups): Fault can vary in these types of cases, but generally it falls to whoever caused the initial incident or the one that was responsible for the most damage. When a car accident occurs, there are still several other vehicles on the road this may inconvenience, and in the case of highways, may endanger them. Multi-vehicle collisions result from a chain reaction of car accidents.

Useful Information to Give Your Jupiter Car Accident Attorney

After an accident, and after making sure that you and your passengers don’t have any injuries requiring medical attention, it’s important to get as much information as possible to help us, help you. With enough documented information, we can better prove you weren’t at fault for the incident. This documented information includes:

• The contact information and license plate number of the other driver (plus the contact information of any eye witnesses).
• Photos of the damage done to your vehicle, as well as any injuries you (and any passengers) have suffered in the car accident.
• Copies of any medical reports and police reports that have to do with the incident.

From here, you can trust our team at the Fischetti Law Group to handle the rest! You’ll have the support of our entire legal team ready to represent you! With the collected information, we can help you avoid charges based on Comparative Negligence, that require you to pay a percentage when fault cannot be determined.

Call us Today for a FREE Consultation on Your Car Accident!

The Fischetti Law Group has been serving the people of South Florida for over 15 years! We work hard to make sure that our clients are satisfied with our services and in the case of car accidents and insurance claims, are given the compensation that they deserve! Click below to talk to our Jupiter Car Accident Attorney today.