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A car accident victim may have to deal with a variety of physical and financial hardships. As a result, victims may be eligible to collect a wide range of damages. These damages are typically classified into two types: economic damages (also known as special damages) and non-economic damages (which are sometimes referred to as general damages). Non-economic damages are related to more subjective types of harm, whereas economic damages take into consideration objective money losses. Economic damages include things like medical bills, prescription costs, and lost income, whereas non-economic damages include nontangible things like pain and suffering, emotional harm, and mental anguish.

Finding out how much your claim is worth will help you determine whether an insurer’s settlement offer is reasonable. Unfortunately, there is no simple formula for calculating damages, and damages vary depending on a variety of conditions. Some insurance companies base their overall payout on the economic losses incurred by the victim, then double that amount by two or three to account for non-economic damages like as pain and suffering. This strategy, however, is arbitrary, and you should not expect an insurer to make decisions based on this method. Our Florida Car Accident Injury Lawyers at Whittel & Melton can provide you with a rough estimate of what we believe your case is worth based on our previous experience with other clients in similar situations. No two cases are exactly alike, which is why we utilize experts to help place a dollar amount on the full scope of your injuries so that you are taken care of now as well as in the future.

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PASCO COUNTY, FL –  Two people were injured when a Pasco County fire truck was involved in a collision last Wednesday evening, Feb. 5, according to Pasco News Online.

The truck was responding to a previous fatal accident and was headed south on Little Road with its emergency lights activated.   At the same time, the driver of a Honda pickup truck was going north on Little Road at a high rate of speed.

As the driver of the fire truck turned left into a private drive, the driver of the pickup was not slowing down or stopping, and crashed into the fire truck.

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OCALA, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol and Ocala police were called to a fatal pedestrian collision on Interstate 75  Saturday night, the Ocala StarBanner reports.

The incident occurred on northbound I-75 at mile marker 355 near U.S. 27.  The FHP’s investigation determined that the driver of a Nissan Sentra was parked on the shoulder of the interstate sometime before 9:30 p.m., got out of the car and walked into traffic.

The driver of a semitractor-trailer swerved to avoid the man, then got out to check on him.  The pedestrian said he was OK, but returned to darting in and out of traffic on I-75.  The man was eventually struck by a Toyota Corolla whose driver was unable to avoid him.

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PASCO COUNTY, FL – Two vehicles were involved in a deadly collision in Pasco County last week, Fox13News reports.

The incident occurred Feb. 5 at the intersection of Little Road and San Miguel Drive in New Port Richey.   The Florida Highway Patrol stated that the driver of a Dodge Ram pickup truck was going south at a high rate of speed at about 7 p.m.  when a Toyota 4Runner heading north on Little Road turned into the path of the Dodge.

The vehicles collided, causing the Dodge to catch fire.  The Toyota driver and a passenger were killed while another passenger in the Toyota was seriously injured.  The Dodge driver, a 27-year-old man from Port Richey, was also seriously hurt.

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ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – A vehicle pursuit by law enforcement authorities ended in a crash in Alachua County last Tuesday, Feb. 4.

According to a release from the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office at 1:52 p.m., deputies from the sheriff’s office and Gainesville Police officers were dispatched to the scene at SW Williston Road and the on-ramp to Interstate 75.

That is where a suspect who was being pursued crashed into a FedEx tractor-trailer.   The suspect was injured and taken to a hospital pending multiple felony charges.

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HERNANDO COUNTY, FL – A single-vehicle accident in Hernando County killed the driver of a pickup truck, according to WFTS.

The crash took place early Sunday morning along State Road 50 near U.S. Highway 19 at about 12:42 a.m.  The Florida Highway Patrol’s investigation found that a man driving a Toyota Tundra westbound was not able to negotiate a curve in the roadway.  The vehicle entered the road’s north shoulder, where it collided with a utility pole, then came back across to the south shoulder and flipped.

The driver was ejected and died after being transported to a local hospital.  The FHP said the victim was a 23-year man from Weeki-Wachee.

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SUMTER COUNTY, FL – A van and a dump truck were involved in a deadly collision in Sumter County early Tuesday morning, according to WFLA.

The Florida Highway Patrol’s investigation found that the driver of the dump truck was going east on County Road 476 at about 5:40 a.m. when he went through a stop sign at the intersection with State Road 471.   The dump truck collided with a Chevy van that had been heading north on SR-471.

The Chevy driver, a 45-year-old man from Webster, was pronounced dead after being taken to an area hospital.  The driver of the dump truck, a 63-year-old Florida City man, was not injured in the wreck.

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OCALA, FL – Ocala Fire Rescue was among numerous agencies responding to a multi-vehicle accident on Interstate 75 on Tuesday night.

The rescue squad’s Facebook post stated the incident occurred on I-75 south at about 10:34 p.m., and involved three semi-trucks and a passenger vehicle.

The crash resulted in varying degrees of fuel and cargo spills and an engine compartment fire in one of the trucks.  The three truck drivers were taken to the hospital, two as trauma alerts while the other was transported for evaluation.  No one was injured in the passenger vehicle.

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MARION COUNTY, FL – A fatal collision in southwest Marion County Saturday morning is under investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol, reports the Ocala StarBanner.

Two vehicles were involved in the wreck that occurred shortly before 7 a.m. in the area of County Road 484 and San Pedro Boulevard in Dunnellon.

According to the FHP, a Kia Sorento was going eastbound while a Kia Forte was traveling west, and one of the drivers crossed over the double yellow line, resulting in a head-on collision.

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PASCO COUNTY, FL – A collision at an intersection in New Port Richey Wednesday night killed a motorcycle rider, Pasco News Online reported.

The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating the multi-vehicle accident, which happened shortly before 7 p.m. in the area of State Road 54 and Riverrun Road.

The FHP said the driver of a Nissan SUV was trying to turn from SR-54 onto Riverrun Road when the vehicle entered the path of a westbound Yamaha motorcycle, resulting in a collision.

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