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In Florida in 2020, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles reported there were 336,062 crashes, 3,156 of which were deadly.

I Drive Safely reports driving is one of the most statistically dangerous things one can do, even though vehicles are safer than ever before. The organization reported that Florida had the third most fatal accidents in 2020, behind Texas and California. It also reported that Florida ranked No.2 in the list of the 5 most dangerous states for drivers.

Every year there are approximately six million vehicle accidents in the United States, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Of these, approximately one-third are multi-vehicle crashes or pile-up collisions.

Multi-vehicle accidents typically begin when two vehicles collide. Vehicles in the immediate vicinity may be unable to stop in time or drive around a collision. This results in a chain reaction.

In 1973, Florida adopted the system of comparative negligence, or comparative fault, Statute 768.81. This was done because a lot of cases involving multiple vehicles are not black and white. They can be caused by the interactions of multiple parties.

Statute 768.81 Sections (2) and (3) say:

(2) EFFECT OF CONTRIBUTORY FAULT.—In a negligence action, contributory fault chargeable to the claimant diminishes proportionately the amount awarded as economic and non-economic damages for an injury attributable to the claimant’s contributory fault but does not bar recovery.

(3) APPORTIONMENT OF DAMAGES.—In a negligence action, the court shall enter judgment against each party liable on the basis of such party’s percentage of fault and not on the basis of the doctrine of joint and several liability. 

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