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A woman has been hospitalized after she accelerated into the front window of a prom dress boutique in Aventura Thursday morning, police say.
The car crash happened just before 10 a.m. Thursday at the JDO Couture Dress Shop on Biscayne Blvd. The store regularly opens at 11 a.m. and no one was inside at the time of the crash. Security footage from a nearby store shows the woman, 63, attempting to park her white, four-door Audi before accelerating, smashing through the shop’s front window.
The woman was taken to Aventura Hospital for treatment. Additional information was not immediately available Friday. This incident remains under investigation.
Leesfield & Partners
Drivers in and around Miami-Dade County are no strangers to crashes that close down lanes for hours at a time or make the evening news. However often, these crashes are no less frightening and serious and can happen in the blink of an eye. From distractions such as technology to impaired driving, it does not involve much to turn a typical drive into a tragedy.
Leesfield & Partners attorneys have handled a wide array of cases involving vehicles on the roads throughout Florida and have guided their clients through the complexities of the legal system, diligently pursuing the best possible outcome for their clients. In the firm’s 48 years handling automobile accident cases, attorneys have represented pedestrians, drivers, motorcyclists and bicyclists who were injured as the result of another’s negligence and recklessness while out on the roads throughout Florida.
Managing Partner and Founder of Leesfield & Partners has become a public safety advocate in over four decades of building his personal injury practice law firm. Mr. Leesfield has fought for legislation in carbon monoxide that brought about state-wide regulations, advocated against the unlicensed use of e-bikes and e-scooters and regularly promotes the urgent need for safety on the roads.
Through his charitable organization, The Leesfield Family Foundation, Mr. Leesfield has worked with groups such as Mothers Against Drunk Driving. He regularly contributes to their grassroots efforts to support victims and raise awareness about the dangers of impaired driving.
In 2023, there were approximately 13,596 crashes caused by drunk or impaired drivers, according to the latest available data from the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. In Miami-Dade County, there have been 33,723 crashes to date for 2024, according to the FLHSMV Crash Dashboard, a dataset that tallies crashes from fender-benders to crashes involving fatalities. Of the 33,723 total crashes for this year, there have been 162 deaths and 16,749 injuries.
Leesfield & Partners attorneys represented a 34-year-old mother of three who sustained permanent brain damage as the result of a driver’s negligence. The woman was hit at a high rate of speed by a driver. Attorneys with the firm were able to secure a $5.3 million settlement for the woman and her family.
A record-setting verdict achieved by Leesfield & Partners attorneys involves a family who was driving their daughter to the airport for her medical school graduation. A drunk driver who was over-served at a Miami bar was speeding down the wrong side of the road on I-95 and hit the family head-on, resulting in the death of their beloved daughter and severe orthopedic and brain injuries to their son who now requires round-the-clock care.
The firm secured a total of $95 million for the family with $38 million for the grieving parents and $57 million for their son.
In another devastating case involving wrongful death on the road due to a negligent driver, attorneys with the firm secured a $36,960,000 verdict. This was among the largest verdicts involving a pedestrian in 2017.
If you or a loved one was involved in a car crash and think you may have a claim, don’t wait. Call a Leesfield & Partners attorney at 800-836-6400 for a free consultation today.
