Royal Palm Beach FL Car Accident Lawyers

A car accident can leave you trying to solve several problems at once. Your vehicle may be undrivable. Pain that seemed manageable at the scene may be getting worse. Medical bills are arriving, work is being missed, and an insurance adjuster wants a recorded statement before you understand what the crash has cost you.

The first priority is your health. The next is protecting the evidence and insurance benefits that may help you recover.

Drazen Mancini, P.A. represents people injured in car accidents throughout Palm Beach County. From its Boca Raton FL office, the firm investigates crashes, handles insurance communications, documents losses, and prepares cases for litigation when an insurer will not accept responsibility.

Legal Help Focused on What You Need After a Crash

You should not have to spend your recovery trying to determine which insurer pays first, who has the crash report, or whether another driver is shifting blame.

Partner Eugenio Mancini has devoted his legal career to car accident and premises liability cases. He has handled thousands of claims before litigation and hundreds of litigated matters, and he works with clients in English and Spanish. Partner Dan Drazen has handled motor vehicle and trucking cases through multiple stages of litigation, including depositions and court proceedings.

That experience matters when injuries are disputed or fault is not as straightforward as the police report may suggest. The firm’s published case results include recoveries in a rear-end collision and a contested-liability motor vehicle case.

Drazen Mancini, P.A. offers free consultations and handles injury cases on a contingency basis, meaning there is no legal fee unless the firm recovers compensation for you.

Why Royal Palm Beach FL Crashes Require a Local Investigation

Royal Palm Beach sits between major east-west routes and heavily traveled north-south roads. A collision on a neighborhood street may involve the Village’s Public Works Department. A crash on Okeechobee Boulevard may involve Palm Beach County. An accident on Southern Boulevard or State Road 7 may involve the Florida Department of Transportation.

That distinction affects more than where you report a pothole. It can determine:

  • Which agency maintains the road
  • Who controls the traffic signal
  • Where maintenance and inspection records are kept
  • Whether a government claim must be presented
  • Which law enforcement agency has the crash report
  • Where traffic, construction, or signal data may be found

Law enforcement services within the Village are provided by the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office. PBSO District 9 operates the Royal Palm Beach substation, so a crash inside Village limits may produce a sheriff’s report rather than a municipal police report.

Road ownership can be less obvious. Palm Beach County has performed roadway work on Okeechobee Boulevard between Royal Palm Beach Boulevard and Wildcat Way, while Southern Boulevard is within FDOT’s jurisdiction. An investigation should identify the responsible entity instead of assuming every road within Village limits is maintained by the Village.

Questions about an injury in Royal Palm Beach?

Drazen Mancini, P.A. offers a free consultation so you can ask questions before deciding what to do.

Free consultation
Call 561.783.4534

A Local Look at Traffic and Crashes

The scale of traffic in western Palm Beach County helps explain why rear-end, intersection, and lane-change collisions are common concerns.

According to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles’ 2023 annual report, Palm Beach County recorded:

  • 26,250 total crashes
  • 16,235 injuries
  • 194 traffic fatalities
  • 713 pedestrian crashes
  • 689 bicyclist crashes

Local traffic counts add useful context. Palm Beach County counted 47,687 vehicles in one day during 2025 on Okeechobee Boulevard between Royal Palm Beach Boulevard and Wildcat Way. The segment between Crestwood Boulevard and Royal Palm Beach Boulevard carried 33,486 vehicles during its 2025 count. Those volumes create repeated opportunities for sudden stops, hurried turns, merging conflicts, and rear-end impacts, particularly near signals and commercial entrances.

The numbers do not decide fault in an individual case. They show why a careful investigation of driver behavior, signal phases, traffic flow, and surrounding conditions may be necessary.

Where Serious Collisions Happen Around Royal Palm Beach

Okeechobee Boulevard and Royal Palm Beach Boulevard

This intersection combines heavy through traffic with vehicles turning toward residential areas, schools, parks, and shopping centers. Evidence may include vehicle data, witness accounts, nearby business surveillance, and traffic-signal records.

Palm Beach County lists a live traffic camera at this intersection, but the County warns that its traffic cameras are live only and are not recorded. You should not assume official camera footage will be waiting several weeks later. Nearby stores, homes, or private vehicles may be more promising sources of video, and that footage may be erased quickly.

State Road 7 and Okeechobee Boulevard

State Road 7 carries through traffic alongside vehicles entering and leaving commercial properties. Crashes here may involve drivers changing lanes abruptly, turning across traffic, or misjudging the time available to clear an intersection. Because a state roadway is involved, road-design or maintenance questions may require records from FDOT rather than the Village.

Southern Boulevard

Southern Boulevard is a wide, high-speed corridor carrying local drivers, commuters, commercial vehicles, and traffic heading toward communities west of Royal Palm Beach. The speed and weight differences among vehicles can make collisions especially severe. Accidents near Royal Palm Beach Boulevard may also raise questions about turn lanes, signal timing, visibility, and which entity controlled any active roadwork.

Shopping Centers and Private Roads

Not every car accident occurs on a public street. Parking lots and private access roads can produce backing crashes, pedestrian injuries, delivery-vehicle collisions, and disputes over signs or sightlines. In those cases, relevant evidence may be held by a property owner, management company, security contractor, or nearby business rather than a government agency.

Motor Vehicle Cases Drazen Mancini, P.A. Handles

The firm represents people injured in:

Each type of case requires a different investigation. A rideshare claim may turn on the driver’s app status. A commercial truck case may require electronic logging and maintenance records. A hit-and-run claim may depend on uninsured motorist coverage, witness information, and video obtained before it is overwritten.

What to Do After a Car Accident

If you can do so safely:

  • Call 911 and report the crash. Ask for medical help if anyone is injured or experiencing pain.
  • Get away from moving traffic. Do not remain in a dangerous lane to take photographs.
  • Document the scene. Photograph vehicle positions, damage, debris, lane markings, traffic controls, weather, and any condition that may have contributed.
  • Exchange information. Obtain the other driver’s name, contact information, license plate, insurance details, and vehicle information.
  • Identify witnesses. A name and phone number may be enough to preserve an independent account.
  • Seek appropriate medical care. Some head, neck, back, and internal injuries do not become obvious immediately.
  • Notify your insurer promptly. Policies impose notice and cooperation requirements that should not be ignored.
  • Avoid discussing fault at the scene or online. Give law enforcement the facts, but do not speculate.
  • Do not rush into a settlement. An early offer may arrive before you know whether you will need imaging, therapy, surgery, or time away from work.

HCA Florida Palms West Hospital, located at 13001 Southern Boulevard in Loxahatchee FL, provides 24-hour hospital and emergency services. The right place for treatment depends on the nature and urgency of your injuries.

Evidence Worth Preserving

A strong claim usually begins with ordinary information collected before it disappears.

Useful evidence may include:

  • Photographs and video from the scene
  • Dashcam footage
  • Nearby business or residential surveillance
  • The vehicles’ event data recorders
  • Traffic-signal timing and maintenance records
  • 911 calls and dispatch records
  • Body-camera footage
  • Witness statements
  • Vehicle repair and inspection records
  • Cellphone records when distraction is suspected
  • Medical records, test results, and bills
  • Pay records and documentation of missed work
  • Notes describing pain, limitations, and changes in daily life

Keep the damaged vehicle available for inspection when a mechanical defect, tire failure, lighting issue, or disputed impact sequence may matter. Do not authorize destruction or disposal of important physical evidence without first understanding whether it is needed.

Florida Insurance Rules and the 14-Day Treatment Requirement

Florida’s no-fault system generally requires an injured person to begin with Personal Injury Protection benefits under an applicable auto policy, regardless of who caused the crash.

Under Florida Statutes § 627.736, covered initial medical services must be received within 14 days after the accident. PIP generally pays 80% of reasonable, medically necessary covered expenses, subject to statutory and policy limits. The level of available medical benefits may also depend on medical findings concerning whether the injuries constitute an emergency medical condition.

PIP does not necessarily cover every loss. Depending on the facts and available insurance, an injured person may also pursue claims involving:

  • The at-fault driver’s bodily injury coverage
  • Uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage
  • Rideshare or commercial insurance
  • An employer’s policy
  • A vehicle owner’s coverage
  • Health insurance
  • Other responsible businesses or government entities

Florida also limits when a person injured in a motor vehicle accident can recover damages for pain, suffering, and other noneconomic harm. The statutory threshold in Florida Statutes § 627.737 includes certain permanent injuries, significant and permanent loss of an important bodily function, significant permanent scarring or disfigurement, and death.

How Long Do You Have to File a Car Accident Lawsuit?

Under Florida Statutes § 95.11, an action founded on negligence generally must be filed within two years.

That does not mean waiting nearly two years is safe. Video may be deleted in days. Vehicles may be repaired or sold. Witnesses move, memories fade, and road conditions change. Insurance policies also contain notice requirements that can arise much sooner.

Different rules may apply when a government agency is involved, when someone dies, or when the crash implicates a product defect or another specialized claim.

What If You Were Partly at Fault?

An insurer may argue that you were speeding, distracted, following too closely, or not taking reasonable steps to avoid the collision. Sometimes that argument reflects the evidence. Sometimes it is an effort to reduce or eliminate payment.

Under Florida Statutes § 768.81, compensation is generally reduced by the injured person’s percentage of fault. A person found more than 50% responsible for their own harm generally cannot recover damages in a negligence action covered by the statute.

That makes disputed-fault cases especially important to investigate early. Vehicle damage, sightlines, signal phases, witness accounts, electronic data, and the precise point of impact may tell a different story from the one an adjuster initially accepts.

Get clear answers about fault, insurance, and next steps.

Talk through your options with Drazen Mancini, P.A..

Free consultation
Call 561.783.4534

Who May Be Responsible?

The other driver is often the starting point, but not always the end of the investigation. Potentially responsible parties may include:

  • A negligent driver
  • The owner of the vehicle
  • An employer whose worker was driving on the job
  • A trucking or delivery company
  • A rideshare company’s applicable insurer
  • A bar or alcohol vendor in limited circumstances
  • A vehicle or component manufacturer
  • A repair or maintenance business
  • A construction contractor
  • A property owner controlling a private road
  • A state, county, or municipal agency responsible for a roadway condition

The goal is not to name as many parties as possible. It is to identify whose conduct actually contributed to the crash and which insurance or assets may be available.

Compensation After a Serious Collision

A car accident claim may seek compensation for:

  • Ambulance and emergency care
  • Hospital bills and physician treatment
  • Imaging, surgery, therapy, and rehabilitation
  • Future medical care
  • Lost wages
  • Reduced future earning capacity
  • Vehicle damage and loss of use
  • Necessary out-of-pocket expenses
  • Pain, suffering, disability, or disfigurement when legally recoverable
  • Losses available to surviving family members after a fatal crash

The value of a case cannot be determined from vehicle photographs or an initial diagnosis alone. The lasting effects of the injury, available insurance, credibility of the evidence, and degree of fault all matter.

Claims Involving Government Roads or Vehicles

A government claim may arise if an accident involves a publicly owned vehicle, a dangerous roadway condition, malfunctioning traffic control, construction activity, drainage problem, or maintenance failure.

Before pursuing such a claim, the responsible entity must be identified. Around Royal Palm Beach, that may be the Village, Palm Beach County, FDOT, PBSO, or another public body.

Florida Statutes § 768.28 imposes special notice requirements on claims against the state and its agencies or subdivisions. Written notice is generally required within three years, with a shorter period for wrongful death claims. The statute also contains limits on the amounts public entities may be required to pay without further legislative action.

Those outer limits should never be treated as permission to wait. Work orders, inspection records, prior complaints, construction documents, signal records, and photographs of the original condition should be requested and preserved as soon as possible.

Local Agencies, Medical Care, and Courts

Depending on where and how the crash happened, useful local resources may include:

A case does not automatically go to trial because a lawyer becomes involved. Many claims resolve through insurance negotiations. If litigation becomes necessary, car accident lawsuits arising in Palm Beach County are handled through the county or circuit court system depending on the claim and amount in dispute.

How Drazen Mancini, P.A. Investigates a Crash

The investigation begins with your account of what happened. From there, the firm may:

  • Determine which agency investigated the crash
  • Obtain the report, 911 records, photographs, and video
  • Inspect the vehicles and accident location
  • Contact witnesses
  • Identify applicable insurance policies
  • Send preservation notices for electronic and video evidence
  • Review signal, maintenance, and construction records
  • Analyze medical documentation and future treatment needs
  • Document lost income and other financial effects
  • Work with reconstruction, medical, or financial experts when needed
  • Present the claim to the insurer
  • Prepare the case for litigation if responsibility or damages remain disputed

You should know what is happening and why. The firm emphasizes direct communication, careful preparation, and keeping clients informed rather than leaving them to chase updates while they are recovering.

Frequently Asked Questions

Should I give the other driver’s insurer a recorded statement?

You may need to cooperate with your own insurer under your policy. You generally do not have the same contractual obligation to help the other driver’s insurer build its defense. Before giving a detailed or recorded statement, make sure you understand who is calling and how the statement may be used.

What if I felt fine at the scene?

Adrenaline can mask symptoms. Headaches, neck pain, back pain, dizziness, and other problems may appear later. Seek appropriate medical care promptly, both for your health and because Florida’s PIP statute has a 14-day initial-treatment requirement.

What if the other driver had no insurance?

Your own uninsured motorist coverage may apply. Other possibilities may include coverage on another household vehicle, an employer’s policy, or insurance connected to the vehicle’s owner. The available policies should be reviewed before concluding there is no source of recovery.

Can I recover if I was a passenger?

Potentially. A passenger may have claims involving the driver of the vehicle they occupied, another driver, or both. PIP and uninsured motorist coverage may also come from more than one source, depending on the circumstances.

What if the crash involved an Uber, Lyft, or delivery driver?

Coverage can depend on what the driver was doing at the time. In a rideshare case, the driver’s app status and whether a passenger had been accepted can affect the available policy. Delivery services may operate under different insurance arrangements. Preserve screenshots, receipts, trip records, and messages from the app.

How much is my car accident case worth?

That depends on the injuries, treatment, long-term effects, lost income, available insurance, strength of the liability evidence, and whether you share fault. A reliable evaluation usually requires medical records and a clear understanding of how the injury has affected your life.

What happens if I contact Drazen Mancini, P.A.?

The firm will ask what happened, where the collision occurred, what medical care you have received, and which insurers have contacted you. The consultation is free. If the firm accepts the case and you decide to proceed, the representation terms will be put in writing before work begins.

Related Resources

Tell Us What Happened

If you were injured in a Royal Palm Beach FL car accident, you do not need to know which insurance policy applies or which agency controlled the road before asking for help.

Tell Drazen Mancini, P.A. what happened. The firm can review the crash, explain the next steps, and help determine what evidence needs to be preserved.

Call 561-783-4534 or request a free consultation.

Palm Beach County Areas Served

Personal Injury

Car Accidents

Talk with Drazen Mancini, P.A.

Call 561.783.4534 or request a free consultation.

Free consultation
Call 561.783.4534

Sources

Firm Information

Local Information and Statistics

Florida Law

Get advice from an award winning lawyer.

Helping each and every one 
of our clients with tenacious representation when they need a strong and passionate advocate.

Free Consultation 561.783.4534

Areas of Practice

Royal Palm Beach FL Car Accident Lawyers

Get advice from an award winning lawyer.

Helping each and every one 
of our clients with tenacious representation when they need a strong and passionate advocate.

Free Consultation 561.783.4534