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Miami Beach · Truck accidents
On Miami Beach, truck crashes usually involve deliveries, tight streets and vehicles stopped where they shouldn't be.
If a delivery truck, box truck or other commercial vehicle hit you, a Miami Beach truck accident lawyer can look at who owned the truck, who employed the driver and what insurance applies. Tomas Robirosa handles these claims in English and Spanish. Call (305) 600-0529 for a free case review.
Hotels, restaurants, stores and condo buildings on Miami Beach are supplied by trucks every day. Many of those trucks come over the causeways and then work their way along Collins Avenue, Alton Road, Washington Avenue and the side streets.
The city has a freight loading program for this traffic. Freight Loading Zones are posted curb spaces for commercial vehicles over 10,000 pounds. There are also Commercial Loading Zones and permits for loading in alleys, and loading hours vary by area according to the posted signs. When a truck parks outside those spaces, or double-parks in a travel lane, other drivers, cyclists and people on foot are forced around it. That is often where a crash starts.
Other common situations include a truck backing out of an alley without a spotter, a wide right turn across a bike lane, and a heavy vehicle that cannot stop in time in slow traffic coming off a causeway.
In a truck case, the driver is often not the only party responsible. The company that employed the driver, the company that owned or leased the truck, and in some cases the business that loaded it may share responsibility. Commercial vehicles usually carry larger insurance policies than personal cars, and more than one policy may apply.
Evidence matters early. Trucks may have onboard data, delivery records and dash cameras. Buildings along the route may have video. Companies are not always required to keep these records for long, so a letter asking them to preserve the evidence should go out quickly.
Inside the city, the Miami Beach Police Department usually writes the crash report. If the crash happened on a causeway, the Florida Highway Patrol may handle it instead.
If you were in a car, your own PIP coverage generally pays first, and you generally need initial treatment within 14 days to use it. Every case is different, so speak with an attorney to confirm the deadline that applies to you. A claim against the trucking company can cover losses PIP does not, such as larger medical bills, lost income and pain and suffering, when the injury qualifies under Florida law.
For claims that arose after March 24, 2023, Florida generally bars recovery if you are more than 50 percent at fault and otherwise reduces it by your share. Trucking insurers move fast, so it helps to have someone on your side early.
Read more on the truck accidents page, or see all Miami Beach case types.
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Tomas Robirosa is the founding attorney of Robirosa Accident & Injury Law. He built his practice around careful preparation and personal attention: when you hire the firm, you talk to your lawyer, in English or Spanish, and you always know where your case stands.
He graduated cum laude from Nova Southeastern University’s Shepard Broad College of Law, is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator, and is admitted to practice in Florida state courts and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
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