Car Accidents

Roman Austin Car Accident and Personal Injury Lawyers | October 16, 2018 | Car Accidents

Twenty people were killed recently when a limousine barreled through a stop sign and crashed in upstate New York. It was the deadliest transportation crash in the United States since 2009, and an extraordinary number of deaths for a land motor vehicle case. Numbers that high usually come from aircraft or train crashes. The 20… read more

Roman Austin Car Accident and Personal Injury Lawyers | July 25, 2018 | Car Accidents

We are suffering a gravely unfortunate epidemic of distracted driving in the United States. The rate of fatal accidents has increased in the last few years, reversing a trend of decline which had been going on for decades. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), an estimated 3,450 people were killed in distracted… read more

Roman Austin Car Accident and Personal Injury Lawyers | April 3, 2018 | Car Accidents

Futurists have been raving about driverless cars for years. They foresee a world where fuel efficient cars glide safely through cities, avoiding the kinds of crashes routinely caused by humans. People won’t have to own cars at all in that world. They’ll just summon them when they need them, and relax while the car’s artificial… read more

Roman Austin Car Accident and Personal Injury Lawyers | February 16, 2018 | Car Accidents

For many decades, there weren’t many changes in the way Americans got around in motor vehicles. People either owned their own cars or motorcycles or took taxis and public transportation. Things have changed dramatically in the last few years. Ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft have changed the landscape in the transportation world. The explosion… read more

Roman Austin Car Accident and Personal Injury Lawyers | December 8, 2017 | Car Accidents

People have talked about car accidents for as long as there have been cars. But there’s something about this term which isn’t quite right: “accidents” suggest car crashes are random, unforeseeable events, like lightning striking. In reality, they’re not. Car crashes are actually predictable, explainable, and most importantly, preventable. Professionals in the auto industry have… read more

Roman Austin Car Accident and Personal Injury Lawyers | October 11, 2017 | Car Accidents

The law firm of Roman Austin Car Accident and Personal Injury Lawyers is currently representing Ricky Melendez , a 29-year-old man who was hit by a 16-year-old driver who had stolen a car and ran a red light at 112 mph. The Tampa Bay Times recently published an article covering the details of the incident… read more

Roman Austin Car Accident and Personal Injury Lawyers | September 12, 2017 | Car Accidents, Insurance Companies

We would like to take a moment to tell you about a problem we encounter on a daily basis that could have a major impact on your life. The problem is the all too common occurrence of people being victimized by uninsured and under-insured drivers who use our roads. This problem is real and serious…. read more

Roman Austin Car Accident and Personal Injury Lawyers | August 11, 2017 | Car Accidents

Tampa Bay roads have seen two terrible crashes within the last week. On Monday, four teenagers stole a Ford Explorer and raced through Palm Harbor before dawn. They blew through a red light at more than 100 miles per hour at Tampa Road and U.S. 19. As they entered the intersection, they encountered a local… read more

Roman Austin Car Accident and Personal Injury Lawyers | June 12, 2017 | Car Accidents

Most people are aware that when they are injured in a car accident that they didn’t cause, they can seek compensation from the insurance company of the driver who hit them. But what happens if the driver who caused your accident doesn’t have enough insurance to cover all of your damages? Worse, what if they… read more

Roman Austin Car Accident and Personal Injury Lawyers | May 16, 2017 | Car Accidents

Most auto accidents are caused by driver error, which means that victims typically hold the at-fault driver liable for their damages. Not all accidents are caused by driver negligence, however. In some cases, defective and unsafe auto parts can lead to critical malfunction or failure that causes car accidents. When a defective auto part is… read more