South Florida Man Dies When Car Slams Into Palm Tree in Median - Why Was Palm Tree Needed?
A South Florida man was killed recently when his car slammed into a sable palm tree in the median of a road with a fifty mile an hour speed limit. This type of rigid landscaping, while pleasing to the eye, often causes much more harm than good - in fact, in many jurisdictions rigid trees are not allowed to be planted in the median of a road with a high speed limit, just for this type of reason. In Florida, cities, counties, and the Florida Department of Transportation can be sued for negligently allowing lanscaping to exist in a dangerous place, although in most (but not all) circumstances, recovery would be limited by certain statutory damage caps put in place by the legislature.
At Weinstein & Weinstein, P.A., we have handled almost every imaginable type of automobile crash claim, including single car crashes that result in much more severe injury than would normally be expected, due to the carelessness of other people or corporations. Call Mark Weinstein or Rhonda Weinstein at 954.389.8150 or 239.793.3331 for a free consultation, or visit our website at www.fairnessforall.com.
