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Florida is known worldwide as a top locale for boating: the Intracoastal Waterway, Florida Rivers and naturally, the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico provide some of the best boating opportunities on the globe. With over 900,000 registered vessels in Florida and countless out-of-state/international vessels and cruise ships in the Florida waterways at any given time year-round, the likelihood of an injury-causing accident is high.
In fact, Florida has more boating accidents and boating-related fatalities than anywhere else in the United States. Additionally, Florida is ranked first in the United States for the number of boating accidents per year (662 accidents in 2012.)
If you or someone you love suffered serious injury in the waters within or off the coast of Florida, our experienced Boynton Beach boat accident lawyers can help. Please call today to speak with the experienced Boynton Beach injury lawyers at Kogan & DiSalvo.
How Do Boating Accidents Occur?
Under Florida’s boating accident laws, victims or family members of victims involved in boating accidents are able to pursue a claim for compensation when recklessness, carelessness or any type of negligence caused a Florida boat accident and related injuries.
Examples of negligence that routinely cause Florida boat accidents and may warrant the attention of a boat accident lawyer in Boynton Beach include:
- Operator distraction (texting, paying attention to others in the vessel, tending to the radio)
- Boating under the influence (of drugs or alcohol)
- Failure to maintain the vessel and/or safety equipment per Coast Guard regulating laws
- Failure to adhere to safe practices regarding maximum number of passengers
- Speeding and reckless driving
Other reasons for accidents include failure to yield right of way, overloading your craft’s capacity, congested waterways and hazards, the weather and passenger behavior. At the end of the day, control what you can control and stay safe.
Boat Accident Injuries in Boynton Beach
Injuries sustained in Florida boat accidents are often devastating, with life-long repercussions. Common injuries resulting from Florida boating accidents include:
- Traumatic brain injury
- Brain damage
- Spinal cord injury
- Paralysis
- Fractures
- Lacerations
- Disfigurement/dismemberment
- Wrongful death
These are very serious injuries and you deserve maximum compensation to help you pay for medical care, replace your lost wages, and generally to compensate you for an injury caused by someone else’s negligence or the negligence of the boat.
Contact Our Boat Accident Attorneys Today
In 2012 alone, 30 people died as the direct result of alcohol-related boat accidents in the state of Florida. For more than 20 years, the Boynton Beach boat accident attorneys at Kogan & DiSalvo have successfully recovered compensation for clients injured and the families of those killed in Florida boat accidents.
Our boat accident attorneys in Boynton Beach will work to gather the evidence necessary to build your case and help you recover the money you deserve to compensate you for your injuries and losses.
If you or a loved one has been injured in a boating accident in the Boynton Beach area, please call our experienced boat accident attorneys today at Kogan & DiSalvo Personal Injury Lawyers.
