Motor vehicle accidents are one of the most common causes of death and catastrophic injury in the United States. According to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), over 6.3 million police-reported auto accidents occurred in the United States in 2003. Almost one-third of those car accidents resulted in an injury to a driver, passenger or pedestrian and over 38,000 resulted in at least one fatality.

In 2006, there were 4,341,688 accidents involving passenger cars in the United States with 17,800 passenger car occupants fatally injured.

With such staggering statistics, it is no wonder that many believe car accidents will be the primary cause of preventable death over the next several years.

Automobile accidents may occur for a variety of reasons, but almost all of them involve some degree of negligence. While driver error is the most common cause, automobile accidents may also be caused by defective products such as tires (eg. tread separation), air bags, seat belts or seat backs; negligently maintained street lights; negligently prescribed drugs; negligently serving alcohol to persons who are visibly intoxicated or to minors; negligently performed automotive repairs or negligent automobile maintenance.

Our Florida injury lawyers work with the top accident reconstruction experts, human factors experts and damage expert witnesses whenever necessary to prove liability and to maximize the compensation for our clients.

The Miami car accident lawyers at Hannon & Boyers are well versed in the complexities of automobile accident litigation and have successfully litigated auto accident cases throughout the state of Florida.

If you have been injured in a car accident, contact a Florida auto accident lawyer at Hannon & Boyers today.

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