Dear Readers,

This is the April edition of our newsletter. It is offered as a monthly resource to you with the hope of providing you with a little something extra. At Silver Injury Law, we pride ourselves on our attention to detail. We strive to provide you with an exceptional client experience. Please feel free to check out our reviews on Google or, if you are a past client, to leave us one.

Best Regards,

The Silver Injury Law Team

(561) 488-3344 Main Office

(561) 445-2350 Cell Phone of Bruce Silver, Esq.

(305) 988-4977 Cell Phone of Emily Slosberg-King, Esq.

HONORING A LOCAL HERO

Joseph Abruzzo is the Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller for Palm Beach County, elected in 2020, and proudly named our Local Hero of the Month! He leads a team of 650, protecting public records and overseeing billions in taxpayer funds.

Before this role, he served a decade in the Florida Legislature, authoring 50 bills into law, including the Florida Silver Alert and Grandparents Bill of Rights. A veteran of the US Coast Guard Reserves, Abruzzo holds a CFCC certification and is a graduate of Lynn University.

The evidence is irrefutable: it's Bruce's birthday month! We're filing a motion for an exceptionally happy period of celebration and continued success for our brilliant leader.

Happy Birthday Bruce!

Why Should You Choose Silver Injury Law?

We Put Clients First
We Believe that a Client's Business Must Be Earned
We Handle Our Personal Injury Cases Personally
We Believe that a Client's Good Will is Our Greatest Asset

At Silver Injury Law We Have Been Known to Walk "The Last Mile"

At Silver Injury Law we've been known to walk the "last mile" for our clients meaning that, when liability is uncertain or disputed, we will literally walk the "last mile" on the roadway before an accident happened so that we can see what the other motorist should have seen but didn't. We are mindful that, while we will move on to the next case, our clients only have one case so we conduct our own investigations to turn over every stone so that Justice can be allowed to prevail. Absolutely nobody is as thorough as me and my team in our pursuit of justice. - Bruce Silver Esq.

Distracted Driving: A Triple Threat

By: Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV), its division of the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), and its public safety partners remind drivers to stay distraction-free while behind the wheel. April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and both drivers and passengers alike have a duty to refrain from engaging in or fostering distraction.

The act of driving requires keen concentration as drivers must constantly be in tune with factors such as their speed, surroundings, other drivers, roadway conditions and more. Throw distractions into the mix such as texting or talking on the phone, and this act becomes harder to do safely. Preliminary data for 2024 shows that in Florida, nearly 300 people died and over 2,200 people suffered serious bodily injuries due to a distracted driver.

A distraction is anything that takes your hands off the wheel, your eyes off the road, or your mind off the act of driving. While you may not think you are a distracted driver because you do not engage in more well-known distractions such as texting, you may be engaging in other distractions that put you, your passengers and others on the roadway at risk. This might include, but is not limited to, listening to loud music, eating, engaging with passengers or adjusting your vehicle’s entertainment or navigation system.

Just like the driver, passengers have a duty and responsibility to cultivate a safe driving environment. As a passenger, refrain from distracting behaviors such as, but not limited to, playing music loudly, shouting or talking loudly or unnecessarily directing the driver’s attention to objects or events taking place outside the vehicle.

If the driver is engaging in distraction, you as a passenger have the right to speak up and inform them their actions are dangerous. To remedy, offer to send a text, help with navigation or make needed in-vehicle adjustments for them.

Every day, Florida’s law enforcement officers, first responders, service workers, citizens and visitors find themselves along the side of the roadway. Whether they are doing their job, providing or receiving assistance, or attending to a personal need, it is the duty of all other motorists to obey the Florida Move Over Law and move over a lane or slow down if moving over is not possible.

If you are driving distracted, it is difficult for you to perceive if something happening ahead of you along the roadway requires moving over, slowing down or coming to a stop. Eliminate distraction so you can protect those who protect you.

In Florida, texting and driving is a primary offense under Florida’s Wireless Communications While Driving Law, however, due to the nature of distracted driving as an offense, citations can fall under various other statutes including Careless Driving, Failure to Maintain a Single Lane and Aggressive Careless Driving. As a result, distracted driving is often underreported. Even still, a crash occurs every 44 seconds in Florida, and one in seven of those crashes is the result of a distracted driver.

Next time you get behind the wheel, remember the importance of driving distraction-free. For more information on distracted driving, visit FLHSMV’s distracted driving webpage.

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Nicole S. Silver Esq. has been representing injury victims for more than 26 years. She practices in the areas of personal injury, wrongful death, auto accidents, premises liability and other personal injury cases. She is admitted to the Florida Bar, the New Jersey State Bar and the New York State Bar.

Bruce Silver Esq.

is the founding member of SILVER INJURY LAW which maintains its principal office in Boca Raton. Mr. Silver has been fighting for injury and accident victims for over 30 years. He limits his practice primarily to the representation of victims of negligence injured in automobile accidents, wrongful death and to premises liability cases.

Emily Slosberg-King Esq. will work relentlessly for you. As a teenager, Emily survived a horrific car crash that claimed the life of her twin sister, Dori. In 2016, Emily was elected to the Florida House of Representatives where she served for 6 years. Emily's passion is to seek justice for victims of motor vehicle negligence. She has devoted her career to improving traffic safety.

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