Florida Injury Lawyer Blawg
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 the Florida Turnpike.
The video was later re-posted to other social media platforms showing the car begin to skid while he desperately attempts to regain control before going blank. The next clip shows his totaled car and at least one other person, a passenger in the car at the time, with a bleeding head wound. Thankfully, no other cars seemed to have been involved in the crash and Doherty did not appear to be injured.
Crash Statistics
Florida was ranked 23rd in data from Forbes Magazine that categorized states using crash data. According to the numbers, Montana, South Carolina, and New Mexico were the top three states with the most dangerous roads in the United States. Though Florida’s ranking isn’t so bad, there are no shortage of tragic, violent crashes happening on its roads every day.
In 2023, there were approximately 394.967 crashes statewide with 3,428 fatalities, according to the state’s Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles’ Crash Dashboard. In Miami-Dade County, where Doherty’s crash allegedly took place, there were about 63,841 crashes in 2023 with 342 fatalities.
In 2024, there have been 43,947 total crashes with 206 deaths.
A History of Protecting Clients Injured on the Road
Recently, Leesfield & Partners attorneys secured a confidential settlement for a child who was injured when a car came smashing through the front windows of a popular Florida discount store. The child had been waiting with his mother at the cash register when the crash happened. Boxes stacked up against the store’s front windows blocked their view of the incoming danger. Worsening the issue was a lack of security bollards that could have prevented the car from causing as much damage. The mother was able to pull her child out of the way but not before the crash tore through his right ankle, causing severe lacerations to an artery and tendons that required several invasive surgeries
Attorneys recovered $8.5 million following a $27 million arbitration award for a Toronto family following the death of a wife and mother of two young children while visiting Fort Myers on vacation. The mother was attempting to cross the street when she was hit by a pickup truck driver who claimed to not have seen the woman.
The firm secured $2.9 million for a pedestrian hit by a negligent driver.
Another woman who was walking in a marked crosswalk suffered skull fractures and brain hemorrhages after a truck driver made an illegal left turn, hitting her. The driver also drove over the woman’s left leg and body.
Attorneys with the firm secured a $6 million settlement for the woman in less than months of the crash.
A pedestrian represented by Leesfield & Partners was on a sidewalk when they were hit by a distracted driver. Attorneys with the firm secured a $1.5 million settlement for the client in that case.
The firm also obtained over $1.3 million for the family of a pedestrian who was tragically and needlessly killed by another negligent driver.
If you or someone you know was injured in a Florida crash, call a Leesfield & partners attorney today at 800-836-6400.
