Car Accident Lawyer
Lake Worth Beach, Florida

Have you or a loved one been injured in a car accident in Lake Worth Beach? 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.

Lake Worth Beach, which used to be known as simply “Lake Worth”, is known for its large culture of boating and fishing along the Southeast Coast, but what you don’t usually hear about, are its large number of car accidents. With I-95 cutting right through the middle of it, that doesn’t come as a surprise, as according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, I-95 is one of the most dangerous highways in the country. This is due to many factors, such as it’s high volume of traffic and its many intersections, or in the case of Lake Worth Beach’s intersections, 6^th Ave South and 10^th Ave North. In the event of a car accident in Lake Worth, you’ll want a local car accident lawyer you’ll know you can trust!

Getting the best car accident lawyer for your case isn’t easy. It can be hard to get proper treatment from a big law firm, especially when they treat you like “just another case number”. Founded over 15 years ago by car accident lawyer Michael Fischetti, our law firm believes that giving clients the attention they deserve and giving each case a personalized approach is what sets us apart from the competition. If you wish to speak to us about your case, know that we offer FREE consultations! Call us at 833-645-3247 or visit our Contact Page for an appointment.

Distracted Driving: Easily the most likely cause of car accidents, “distracted driving” can fall under a very broad number of influences. A driver can be distracted by almost anything, the most known examples being digital cell phones, passengers or even daydreaming! It is believed that 1 in 7 car accidents are caused by “distracted driving”.

Drunk Driving: The legal limit for BAC or blood alcohol concentration is 0.05%, which may not seem like a lot, but it doesn’t take much alcohol to have an effect. A BAC of 0.08% can make a driver around 4 times more likely to cause an accident than your average driver. This becomes even scarier at 0.15% where the likelihood increases by 12 times. Even in the event a drunk driver didn’t cause an accident they can still be pulled over and given significant punishment like jail time.

Fatigued Driving: While drunk driving is famously looked at as one of the more common causes for a car accident, being tired while driving can be just as bad, if not worse. While different people handle driving while tired to varying degrees, on average, someone without 24 hours of sleep can suffer effects similar to having a BAC of 0.10%, which is twice the legal limit.

Aggressive Driving: Often called “Road Rage”, aggressive driving is usually characterized by speeding, ignoring right-of-way or basic traffic laws, intentionally trying to cause an incident, and other examples of reckless behavior. During a road rage incident, the chances of a car accident become around 9.8 times more likely than normal.

Weather Conditions: In cases of bad weather, especially in Florida, driving becomes more difficult for a multitude of reasons. Aside from obscured vision, which forces drivers to slow down and be more careful, they also have to deal with hydroplaning, which is the loss of traction on the road due to it’s now wet surface. This causes them to slide across the surface of the water making it much harder to brake or turn when needed.

Vehicular Failures: Sometimes a car can break down in some way and cause an accident even without it directly being the driver’s fault. At times, a car accident occurs because a part was poorly manufactured, poorly serviced, or just did not get the attention it needed. These faults can sometimes be abrupt but generally when a car is showing obvious signs of having a problem, it is up to the driver to have those faults addressed by a professional.

A car accident requires a good amount of evidence to help prove who was at fault, and to avoid comparative negligence (partial blame) for the incident. Usually, fault can be partially proven or at least assumed based on the type of car accident that took place. If you’ve been in a car accident, find out if your case is eligible with the Fischetti Law Group in a FREE consultation!

Rear-End Collisions: To put it simply, these incidents are characterized by a car getting hit from behind. Most of these cases are determined to be the fault of the rear-end driver, as they are the ones with the responsibility of observing the traffic ahead of them and maintaining an appropriate speed and distance. Florida has a “presumption of negligence” for cases like this, however there are sometimes circumstances where, if the driver in front was clearly more responsible, such as an abrupt stop, then with eye-witness accounts and possibly traffic footage, then they are the ones at fault.

Head-On Collisions: This kind of incident is characterized by two vehicles colliding at the front. One of the more fatal types of car accidents, this usually happens because one of the two cars was on the wrong side of the road, in which case they are quite often the ones at fault. This can easily be proven with eyewitnesses or even photos of the incident (especially when they detail which car is at the wrong side or did not have right of way).

Side-Impact Collisions (T-Bones): This car accident is when a vehicle is hit in the side rather than the front in the back. It can be easy to assume that whoever was hit is the one at fault, however that isn’t always the case. Typically, these kinds of incidents occur after a car disobeys a stop sign or a red traffic light, and that car either hits oncoming traffic or is the one getting hit. In other words, even if they were the ones suffering the most damage, the person at fault is usually the one who disobeyed traffic laws, though comparative negligence may be applied based on how much control the traffic-obeying driver had at the time.

Hit and Run Accidents: When an accident happens, it is mandatory that both drivers exchange information so that their insurance companies and car accident lawyers can get involved in order to determine fault. In the case of a “hit and run”, once caught, the driver that flees the scene is always determined at fault regardless of the type of car accident. Usually, they drive off because they either do not have insurance or are fearful of legal persecution because they know they are at fault.

Pedestrian Accidents: Drivers for these types of incidents are almost always determined to be at fault. In a pedestrian accident, though they only have right of way on crosswalks (with proper traffic signals) and sidewalks, there is the assumption that the driver has greater control over the incident and can avoid the accident should the pedestrian be jaywalking, or crossing the street without a signal. Unless deliberately caused by the pedestrian, the incident will always result in their favor. If you’ve been involved in this type of accident, the Fischetti Law Group can handle your case as your Lake Worth Beach pedestrian accident lawyer.

DUI Accidents: A driver in a DUI case, when found to be under the affects of drugs or alcohol, is always determined to be at fault, as it is typically assumed that the driver’s substance abuse is what caused the incident.

Single-Vehicle Accidents: In this type of car accident, while only involving a single vehicle and fault is by default on the driver, there are still two different legal battles to be had. The first legal battle may come when the driver must collect compensation from their insurance company. The second is situational, but on occasion the driver may have damaged another person’s property, in which the property owner may sue for incident. In either case, our law firm also offers services as your Lake Worth Beach property damage lawyer.

Multi-Vehicle Collisions (Pileups): Typically a very complicated case in terms of determining fault and “comparative negligence”, this type of incident involves multiple car accidents, each one potentially leading to another after an initial incident served as the main cause. While you may think that fault simply falls to the first person responsible, this can be difficult to determine, and even then, fault may fall to the person who’s direct actions led to the most damage.

Useful Information to Give Your Lake Worth Beach 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 Lake Worth Beach Car Accident Attorney today.