Boating Accidents

CENTRAL FLORIDA BOAT ACCIDENT ATTORNEY

Unfortunately, sometimes people put fun ahead of safety and engage in dangerous behaviors on the water, including speeding, drinking, reckless driving, not wearing a life jacket, and operating a vessel when untrained or inexperienced. This negligent and reckless behavior causes scores of Florida boating accidents every year, resulting in dozens of injuries and tragic deaths. The experience of a boat accident attorney can assist you if you find yourself in the aftermath of a boat accident.

Boat accident attorney, Jeanne Reynaud, comes to the aid of injured boating victims, helping them recover the costs of their medical care and obtain compensation to deal with the pain and disruption a serious boating accident has impinged on their lives. Learn more about boating accidents below, and contact Jeanne Reynaud if you have been injured in a in a boat casualty involving any of the following:

Motorboats

Sailboats

Duck boats

Jet skis and other PWC

Water skiers

Kayakers

Swimmers

NEGLIGENCE OF BOAT OWNERS AND OPERATORS

Among all the various types of boating accidents and injuries, negligence of a boat owner or operator is most often to blame. This may be the result of boating while intoxicated or simply recklessness or inattention to the safety of others. Boat operators owe a duty of care to the people onboard as well as those on other vessels or in the water, including swimmers, water skiers and kayakers. Negligence in boat operation may include more than just driving errors and may involve stowing loose cargo on deck, having unreasonably slippery decks, and not providing life jackets. Companies which rent boats or personal watercraft should make sure their vessels are maintained in good repair and that renters have all the equipment they need on board to operate the vessel safely, including life jackets, life preservers and fire extinguishers when applicable. Doing so mitigates damages and oftentimes can prevent boating injuries and accidents.

GET MEDICAL CARE AND COMPENSATION AFTER A SERIOUS BOATING ACCIDENT

If you have been injured in a boating accident, contact personal injury attorney Jeanne Reynaud to help you pick up the pieces with the medical care and financial compensation you need to move forward and regain your best quality of life. Call (833) 306-9227 for a free consultation on your potential claims.