Police Seek Driver in Fort Lauderdale Area Hit and Run Pedestrian Traffic Accident
The victim of a Lauderhill, Florida pedestrian accident remains hospitalized at Broward General Medical Center after he was struck by a driver who left the scene.
This serious traffic accident occurred on October 10 when the male victim, age 50, was walking north across the 3200 block of West Broward Blvd in Lauderhill (which is near Fort Lauderdale, Florida) after dark. According to police, he was struck by a Chevy SUV or similar vehicle. The victim suffered serious personal injuries including head injuries in this traffic pedestrian accident, and has not been able to speak or provide police with information.
The police are seeking the public's assistance in locating the driver in this hit-run car accident.
Florida Pedestrian Accident Statistics
Fort Lauderdale pedestrian accident lawyers are consulted by families in cases such as this where a family member suffers personal injury or dies as a result of a hit-and-run traffic accident. 490 pedestrians died as a result of motor vehicle accidents in 2008 in Florida. (NHTSA Traffic Safety Facts Florida 2004-2008).
Why Do Florida Hit and Run Drivers Flee the Accident Scene?
An article reprinted from the Orlando Sentinel on the Florida Highway Patrol website (see link below) asked the question "Why are hit-run drivers fleeing?" after several hit and run traffic deaths in Orange County, Florida, in 2006. A spokesman for the Florida Safety Council stated that drivers who strike pedestrians sometimes hit the gas pedal and flee out of fear, whether the accident was their fault or not. Interestingly, the same article stated that drivers in Norway are given CPR training before they can get their licenses -- in hopes they would assist in the event of a motor vehicle accident. Driver education in the United States tends to focus on traffic laws and driving technique.
Lauderhill police seek public's help to find hit-run driver
South Florida Sun Sentinel Oct. 19, 2009
Why Are Hit-Run Drivers Fleeing?
Florida Highway Patrol (article reprinted from Orlando Sentinel, Aug. 5, 2006)
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