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Self-Driving Taxis in Miami? A Look Back at Motor Vehicle Crash Litigation at Leesfield & Partners

Thanks to recent advancements in autonomous vehicle technology, self-driving cars are no longer a thing of the past, and driverless robotaxis may soon be available for transit in Miami. Waymo, the autonomous vehicle company owned by Alphabet, Google’s parent company, announced it expects to bring these taxis to Miami, making…

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Police name driver accused in Thanksgiving hit-and-run in Miami. How many incidents has Miami seen in 2024?

Police have named the driver accused in a Thanksgiving hit-and-run incident near Miami International Airport that killed a pedestrian. Gerson Jean, 38, was charged Friday with leaving the scene of a crash involving death and attempted tampering with physical evidence. The incident happened just before 4 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day…

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Mother and Son Seriously Injured In Miami Crash, authorities say. Leesfield & Partners’ Long History of Representing Injured Crash Victims.

A mother, 20, and her 5-year-old son were seriously injured in a crash over the weekend in Allapattah, a neighborhood in the City of Miami,  officials told The Miami Herald.  Emergency responders were called around 8:20 a.m. to the area of 1793 NW 20th St. on Friday where the mother’s…

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Motorcyclist Knocked Off a Miami Overpass, Killed in Crash, officials say.

A motorcyclist riding near Miami International Airport died after crash that threw them over an overpass where they landed on train tracks, officials told The Miami Herald.  The crash happened on exit 2 of State Road 112 near Miami International Airport. The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene by…

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E-Bike Rider in Critical Condition Following West Palm Beach Crash

E-bike crashes have been splashed across newspaper headlines since their advent in 2020, creating an epidemic of injuries and deaths across the country.  Over the weekend in Palm Beach, another person was sadly injured by these dangerous modes of transport.  The incident happened Saturday around 11 p.m. when the E-Bike…

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YouTuber with Millions of Subscribers Gets Backlash for Texting While Driving Before Violent Miami Crash.

Jack Doherty, a YouTuber with over 14 million subscribers, is under fire for allegedly texting while driving before violently crashing his McLaren 570S over the weekend in Miami.  The crash, live-streamed in a since-deleted video on Kick, shows the 20-year-old looking down at his phone while rain poured down on…

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Leesfield & Partners Attorneys Secure Confidential Settlement in case of mother and 5-year-old injured after a car crashed through Discount Store

Leesfield & Partners attorneys recently secured a confidential settlement for a woman and her 5-year-old son after a car drove into the Florida discount store where they waited at the checkout line.  While the mother and son were waiting with other customers to pay for their items, a car came…

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Child dies after being hit by car outside of Miami pharmacy

A 7-year-old pedestrian who was hit by an elderly driver while walking outside of a Miami pharmacy with her mother has died, officials announced over the weekend.  The girl was walking outside the pharmacy, located at Southwest 32nd Avenue and 22nd Street, on Sept. 2 around 4:30 p.m. when a…

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One dead, two others injured after golf cart clams into propane truck over the weekend, cops say

A man died after he lost control of his golf cart in Fort Myers and crashed into a propane truck Saturday, injuring his passenger and the driver of the truck, according to reporting from The Miami Herald.  The crash happened around 11 a.m. Saturday on Winkler Road. Officials with Florida…

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Girl hit by Car Over Labor Day Weekend Outside Miami Pharmacy Still in Critical Condition

A girl, 7, who was hit by a car while walking with her mother outside of a Miami pharmacy Monday remains hospitalized in critical condition, officials say.  The incident happened around 4 p.m. at a Navarro Pharmacy on  SW 32nd Ave. and 22nd St. when a 92-year-old woman in a…

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