South Florida Injury Lawyers Blog
For years, the residents of a South Florida community tried to convince government officials and railroad authorities to fix the dilapidated railroad crossing on Southwest 137th Avenue in Miami. They wrote e-mails. They left voice messages. They sent paper correspondence.
Now, all of their complaints have been gathered as part of at least two lawsuits filed after the deaths of two young men and the serious injury of another who were involved in a crash at the site.
The sole survivor of the crash, the front seat passenger, would later tell police his friend was speeding, became momentarily distracted and then struck a bump on the railroad track before losing control of the car. The backseat passenger, just 17-years-old, was thrown from the back seat. He lived long enough for his single mother and two sisters to say their good-byes at the hospital. Continue reading →