Man Working on Trees Hit By Car in Jacksonville, Florida
A man who was working near the road trimming trees was hit by a car in the Ortega area of Jacksonville, Florida, according to an article on Firstcoastnews.com. The man was taken to the hospital with serious injuries from the crash. According to the article, the driver was looking at her cell phone when she hit the wood chipper and then the worker.
It is more and more common to drive around Jacksonville, Florida and see people driving while talking on their cell phones or playing with their mobile communication devices. The use of cell phones and text messaging devices while driving is a very serious issue that commonly results in serious injury and fatal accidents. As a result, some states have made it illegal to drive while talking on a cell phone.
In Florida, it is not currently illegal to drive while talking on a cell phone, but it is certainly relevant to a personal injury or wrongful death lawsuit when a driver involved in a crash was using a cell phone immediately prior to the crash. When a person is seriously injured or killed in a crash, personal injury/wrongful death lawyers for the victim or the victim's family will always look for evidence of whether the driver who caused the crash was using a cell phone or other mobile communication device at the time of the crash. After filing the personal injury or wrongful death lawsuit, a personal injury or wrongful death lawyer will find out which cell phone provider the at-fault driver uses and subpoena all of the relevant cell phone records for that driver. Detailed questions will also be asked of the at-fault driver during the course of the lawsuit to determine exactly what that driver was doing prior to the crash and how that negligent activity caused the crash.
