Let’s be honest, accidents happen. That is why Tampa car accident attorney Brian Esposito urges you to be safe when you hit the road. Every time you get behind the wheel, you are at risk of being involved in a Florida car accident. The State of Florida tracks all traffic accidents as reported by local law enforcement agencies and state agencies. The traffic data is used to prepare annual reports that are made available to the public. According to the latest reports in Florida, here is a summary of some interesting Florida car accident and Hillsborough County car accident statistics:
FLORIDA 2009
Traffic Crashes
There were 235,778 traffic accidents; the reports show that it was approximately 646 crashes per day.
Fatalities and Fatal Crashes
There were approximately 2,563 fatalities in 2,372 fatal accidents.
Injuries in Auto Crashes
There were 197,214 injuries in 125,675 injury crashes.
Alcohol Related Crashes
Alcohol related car accidents are completely unnecessary and very costly in injuries, damages to vehicles, lost driving privileges and most importantly lost lives. In 2009 in Florida, 20,085 alcohol related traffic accidents occurred resulting in 1,004 deaths and 14,130 injuries.
Pedestrians Involved in Car Accidents
Hitting someone with a car is a nightmare but it happens thousands of times a year in Florida. Drivers can help avoid these accidents by slowing down in residential neighborhoods, looking twice as they approach intersections, and always remembering that the pedestrian always has the right of way. If you are on foot always use the crosswalk and don’t pop out in the road from behind things where approaching drivers cannot see you. Following are statistics of Pedestrians involved in car accidents.
Bicycle Related Crashes in Florida
There were 118 bicyclists killed in 4,775 bicycle crashes.
Motorcycle Crashes in Florida
Motorcycles are big part of life in Florida with our excellent year round weather, Bike Week, and Biketoberfest. Drivers should always look for motorcycles before you pull out, change lanes, and enter the highway. I couldn’t find 2009 statistics, but in 2008, 502 motorcyclists were killed, and 8,519 were injured in 9,618 crashes.
Source of Data: The data used to generate this summary came from the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles and the Florida DMV website.
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA
In 2010, there were 17,480 traffic accidents in Hillsborough County, Florida. Tampa accounts for the majority of the car accidents in Hillsborough County recording 6,788 accidents in 2009. Tampa was number 3 in Florida for total number of car accidents in a city in 2009, which was behind Jacksonville and Miami.
Source of Data is the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
Florida Department of Motor Vehicles website.
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