Car Accident Lawyer
Riviera Beach, Florida

Have you or a loved one been injured in a car accident in Riviera 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.

Near the center of Palm Beach County, Riviera Beach sits on the East Coast close to several harbor districts. Like many cities in Palm Beach, it sits to the east of I-95, which is statistically one of the most dangerous highways in the country, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. When it comes to dealing with car accidents, you want the best lawyer you can find, but dealing with big law firms isn’t always easy. To them, you may be one of the several car accident cases they have for the year, and they may decline your case or put less effort into it in order to make more time for cases that they feel are more profitable for them.

If you need a car accident lawyer in Riviera Beach, know that you’ll always have the Fischetti Law Group! Founded over 15 years ago by Michael Fischetti,  our law firm believes that serving our community and getting to know our clients personally is what sets us apart from the rest of our competition. Our team will work tirelessly to get you the compensation you deserve. If you want to schedule a meeting, know that we offer FREE consultations! Just call us at 833-645-3247 or visit our Contact Page for an appointment.

Distracted Driving: One of most common causes of a car accident, especially on highways, is when a driver has their attention taken off the road. This is typically due to them putting their attention on anything but the front window of their car, like their cell phone, the other passengers in their car, or even outside distractions.

Drunk Driving: A driver with a BAC (blood alcohol concentration) of 0.08% is 4 times more likely to get into an accident than someone who is completely sober. That chance increases to 12 times with a BAC of 0.15%. A drunk driver can still get pulled over for “driving awkwardly”, and even if they didn’t cause an accident, they can still be given significant fines or jail time.

Fatigued Driving: Driving while tired is not much better than drunk driving. Keeping in mind that the legal limit for BAC is 0.05%, while it varies depending on the person, driving without having slept in 24 hours can lead to effects similar to someone with a BAC of 0.10%!

Aggressive Driving: In the event a driver is experiencing “road rage”, the chances of them getting caught in a car accident is 9.8 times the amount of an ordinary driver.

Weather Conditions: Bad weather can be far more of an inconvenience than you may think. Excessive rain (which is very common in the state of Florida) can obscure your vision or even worse, can lead to hydroplaning. This is when a car slides across terrain rather than keeping its traction due to the water’s wet surface, in other words, it becomes harder to steer on roads.

Vehicular Failures: Car accidents can sometimes happen due to faulty parts or equipment. While it is usually the responsibility of the driver to make sure that their vehicle has no serious issues, these failures can sometimes pop up without warning. Sometimes, they are a direct result of the car part’s manufacturer, or even a mechanic who gave poor repairs.

Know that the kind of car accident you were involved in could make a major difference in how we collect evidence for your case. Some car accidents are easy to prove the other driver’s fault, others will require far more work put into it in order to avoid comparative negligence. With a FREE consultation with the Fischetti Law Group, you can find out immediately if your case is eligible.

Rear-End Collisions: One of the easiest (or hardest) cases to determine fault in is a rear-end collision. In the state of Florida, there is an automatic “presumption of negligence” that the rear-end driver was at fault for colliding with the back of the driver in front of them. This is typically the case whenever the rear-end driver is speeding or fails to keep enough of a braking distance. There are cases however where the front driver braked way too quickly giving no time for the rear-end driver to react. Because of Florida’s “presumption of negligence” cases like these require eye-witness accounts or even traffic footage to determine fault for the front driver.

Head-On Collisions: With one of the highest fatality rates of any car accident, this type of incident is fairly easy to determine fault. Normally occurring after a vehicle ends up on the wrong side of the road, fault for head-on collisions typically falls on the driver who veered off course, which is also easy to document with photos of the damage and eyewitnesses.

Side-Impact Collisions (T-Bones): Usually occurring after a car passes a stop sign or traffic light, a side-impact or a “T-Bone” is when a car is hit perpendicular to another oncoming vehicle. Fault of this incident usually falls to whoever disobeyed traffic/sign laws, even if they were the ones hit, though it could fall under “comparative negligence” if it was avoidable by the other vehicle.

Hit and Run Accidents: While this isn’t a type of car accident, it does affect how fault is determined in a car accident case. Typically, when people flee the scene of a car accident it is because they either don’t have car insurance or believe they were at fault. Because of this assumption, leaving a car accident without exchanging information can lead to far worse consequences if caught, and can even put the driver at fault for the incident altogether.

Pedestrian Accidents: Given how much right of way a pedestrian has, fault for a pedestrian accident practically always falls to the driver. Normally, a pedestrian only has right of way on sidewalks and crosswalks (when given the appropriate traffic signal). While they do not have right of way when jaywalking, fault for a pedestrian accident still falls on the driver unless it can be proven that it was completely unavoidable, or even deliberately caused by the pedestrian. Either way, the Fischetti Law Group can serve as your pedestrian accident lawyer should you ever be involved in such an incident.

DUI Accidents: If a driver is Driving Under the Influence, whether it be drugs or alcohol, fault for the incident will always fall on the substance abusing driver. A DUI accident has far worse punishments than a normal car accident case would.

Single-Vehicle Accidents: A case that involves only a single driver, making it very easy to determine fault. You might think that these types of cases will only involve the driver and their insurance companies, but depending on what the driver hit with their vehicle, this can include the owner of any property that was damaged in the incident. If your property has been damaged by somebody’s vehicle, call our property damage attorney today!

Multi-Vehicle Collisions (Pileups): It can be difficult to determine fault for this type of incident, and it usually results in multiple cases of comparative negligence, where fault of the incident is shared by more than one driver. This is when there is a single car accident causes a chain of other car accidents, typically occurring on highways. Though it may take a couple eye witnesses and some possible traffic footage, we can help you avoid taking any of the fault.

Useful Information to Give Your Riviera 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 Riviera Beach Car Accident Attorney today.