Broward Doctor Killed in Miami Hit and Run Pedestrian Accident
A Broward County Florida physician was killed in a hit-and-run accident Jan. 24 while crossing a Miami street after dinner with another group of doctors. Fort Lauderdale kidney specialist Dr. Robert Geronemus, 60, was crossing Brickell Ave. at Fifth Street when he was hit by a truck that left the scene of this deadly pedestrian truck accident.
Witnesses followed the truck and were able to get the attention of an off-duty Miami police officer. The driver, identified as Richard Anthony Duval, 40, led Miami police on a chase before he was apprehended. Duval failed a sobriety test and has been charged with driving under the influence, DUI manslaughter and leaving the scene of an accident.
The doctors were in Miami to attend a conference and had just finished dinner at the Capital Grille on Brickell Ave. in Miami. All the doctors, including Dr. Geronemus, were in the crosswalk and had the right of way in this fatal South Florida pedestrian accident that caused the untimely death of someone who helped save lives.
An experienced Florida personal injury lawyer can advise families on their rights when someone they love is hurt or killed in a tragic pedestrian hit and run accident, such as this one. Florida laws are in place to protect pedestrians, but they only work when both pedestrians and drivers obey them.
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Related Web Resources
Miami-Dade Pedestrian Safety Project: Phase II
Final Implementation Report and Executive Summary, Aug. 28, 2008
