Sun City Center is a premier 55+ community. As the community’s HOA page explains, golf carts can be operated on all public streets in the area, but cannot be operated on state highways.
There are restrictions on use, though, including limiting golf cart operating hours to the time between sunrise and sunset and mandating that golf carts have a rearview mirror as well as adequate brakes and tires.
Unfortunately, even with the rules and restrictions in place, golf cart accidents are common in the Sun City Center area. If you or someone you love is the victim of one, you need to understand your rights and should consider pursuing a claim for compensation if someone else was to blame.
Diaco Law can help you fight for compensation to cover your medical costs, lost wages, pain and suffering, emotional distress, and other damages if someone hurt you by causing a golf cart crash. Give us a call today to schedule your free consultation to find out more.
When can you get Compensation for a Golf Cart Crash?
Compensation is not necessarily available after every accident with a golf cart. You may be entitled to take legal action to collect payment for your losses if you can show:
- The cart operator owed you a duty. Anyone operating a golf cart owes a legal duty to occupants of the cart, as well as to others on the road. That includes pedestrians, bicycle riders, and other motorists in vehicles.
- The cart operator failed to fulfill their duty. It’s your burden to prove the other driver was behaving unreasonably, carelessly, or violating a safety rule at the time of the incident.
- That you were hurt as a direct result of the golf cart accident and that you should be entitled to compensation to cover your actual and non-financial losses.
Diaco Law helps you to prove these elements of your claim by working with you to gather police reports, witness statements, expert testimony from accident reconstruction specialists, evidence from the crash scene, and more.
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Do you need a Golf Cart Accident Lawyer?
Golf cart accident cases can be complicated because you must be able to show what went wrong with the cart operator.
Hiring a lawyer to help you make your case is a smart choice because there are specific things you must prove, such as legal negligence. You don’t want to make a mistake with your case that prevents you from getting compensated.
Your golf cart accident lawyer at Diaco Law helps in invaluable ways after a crash, including:
- Determining the extent of damage and who was impacted by the crash
- Understanding who the potential defendants are and determining the best legal strategy, given their assets and their insurance coverage
- Helping you to gather evidence, such as golf cart maintenance records, toxicology reports, witness statements from the accident, and expert witnesses who can testify about the underlying crash cause.
- Negotiating a settlement or fighting for you in court when no fair settlement offer is on the table.
Contact a Sun City Center Golf Cart Accident Attorney Today
A Sun City Center golf cart accident lawyer at Diaco Law will be there to help when you are involved in a crash. To find out more about how our firm can represent you, give us a call at (813) 945-6110 today or contact us online to schedule your free consultation.