A turn across your lane
On Hollywood Boulevard or Sheridan Street, note the direction each vehicle traveled, the driveway or intersection, and any sight obstruction. A street name alone cannot explain the turn.
Help for Hollywood riders and passengers
Hollywood Motorcycle Accident Lawyer
The bike is in a tow yard. Your next shift is coming. An adjuster wants your version before you have had time to think.
Miller & Jacobs helps people hurt in Hollywood motorcycle crashes investigate what happened, review coverage, and pursue supported injury claims. Our Pompano Beach team can begin with a phone call and the problem you need help with today.
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Sorting out payment for care
Will car insurance pay for a motorcycle injury?
Usually, car PIP does not cover injuries you suffer while occupying a motorcycle. A policy on a car parked at home is not a substitute for checking the coverage that applies to this crash.
Bring the motorcycle policy, health insurance details, and any letter from an insurer. We can examine the available routes while keeping current treatment bills separate from a later injury settlement.
Florida’s no-fault law uses a motor-vehicle definition that generally requires at least four wheels. That distinction matters when comparing this claim with a car crash.
Coverage to review, and the questions each raises
Coverage Possible use What to review
Your health plan
Covered care while responsibility for the collision is being investigated.
Which providers are covered, your share of costs, and any right to repayment from a recovery.
Motorcycle medical payments
Medical expenses within applicable purchased benefits.
The actual policy, who is insured, exclusions, and the benefit limit.
The other driver’s liability policy
Compensation for proven losses when an insured driver is legally responsible.
Coverage and fault. A liability claim does not necessarily pay each new bill as it arrives.
Uninsured motorist coverage
A possible claim when the responsible driver lacks enough applicable bodily injury insurance.
Motorcycle and other potentially applicable policies, coverage selections, and notice requirements.
Keep all pages of the policy, not just the insurance card. A coverage review can uncover questions that the card alone cannot answer.
Putting the crash sequence first
How do we answer an insurer’s claim that the rider caused it?
We test the account against the rider’s path, the other vehicle’s movement, and the available evidence. The fact that someone was riding a motorcycle does not establish how the collision happened.
What is disputed Evidence that may help
A lane change beside you
On I-95 or US 1, the lane positions and timing can matter more than where the vehicles stopped. Dash-camera footage, witnesses, and impact marks may help reconstruct that sequence.
A fall without contact
Identify the vehicle or hazard that prompted your maneuver. A bike can go down without a direct impact, but the claim still needs evidence of someone else’s legal responsibility.
Shared fault can change the outcome. In negligence actions covered by Florida’s rule, your share of fault reduces damages, and being more than 50 percent at fault bars recovery. A citation or insurer’s first decision does not settle that percentage.
Florida’s rule for shared fault ↗A first call can be simple
Tell us the crash location and the issue you need resolved.
A report number, the date, and the names of the insurers are useful starting points. If the tow yard has sent a deadline or an adjuster wants a statement, mention that first. We can discuss the next steps before you spend hours sorting every receipt.
Calling for an injured family member is fine. We will explain what permission or legal authority is needed before discussing private details or acting on their behalf.
The part a repair estimate misses
“I can handle the bike. I need help with everything else.”
That may mean getting dressed, arranging a ride, or asking someone to cover another shift.
A motorcycle injury can leave you dependent on help you never needed before. A visitor may also be trying to coordinate care after returning home from Hollywood.
Tell us what has changed and who is helping. Clear examples of your daily limits can be more useful than a broad statement that life is harder.
Protecting what is still available
What if the bike has already been towed?
Find out where it is, who controls its release, and whether repair, sale, or disposal is scheduled. Bring any storage notice to the consultation so an inspection and mounting charges can be considered together.
Describe the movement, not just the road
Keep the report number and witnesses’ contact details. Note nearby businesses, dash cameras, or a building that faced the turning vehicle. Footage may be erased before a claim is resolved.
An A1A driveway, a US 1 lane change, and an I-95 merge call for different evidence. Give the direction, approximate time, and nearest entrance or cross street. Do not return to a dangerous roadway to collect it.
Keep the bike and gear available for review
Photograph damage if safe. Tell us where the helmet, jacket, boots, and detached parts are kept before anything is repaired, cleaned, discarded, or sold.
Preserving evidence does not mean ignoring storage bills. An attorney can assess what must be documented or inspected while you address the yard’s charges and deadlines.
Save the originals
Keep messages, photographs, recordings, discharge papers, and work records. Preserve an original camera file if you have one, as well as any edited clip.
If you cannot remember the impact, say so. Emergency records and other evidence may help fill gaps without asking you to guess.
For a crash involving a commercial vehicle, our Hollywood truck accident page explains additional company and vehicle records that may matter.
Showing the injury’s cost
What belongs in a motorcycle injury claim?
Care, missed income, pain, and changes to daily life may be relevant when supported by the crash evidence. Our Hollywood personal injury overview explains the broader types of injury claims we review.
A repair estimate says little about your injury claim. The value depends on responsibility, medical evidence, lasting limits, available insurance, and the losses the law permits you to prove.
Medical needs
Keep treatment bills and your clinicians’ plans for rehabilitation, medication, equipment, or future care. An attorney does not decide what treatment you need.
Missed and changed work
Save schedules, pay records, used leave, and any written restrictions. For a Hollywood hospitality worker, missed evening or weekend shifts may be important. A self-employed rider may need invoices and business records.
Help at home
Note which tasks you cannot manage, who has taken them over, and how often. Include sleep, mobility, and activities affected by the injury.
Property and releases
The bike claim may settle before the injury claim. Check whether a proposed release covers only property damage or also gives up other claims.
Questions before you make a decision
Rider, passenger, and insurance questions
A few details can change the answer. These are reasons to have the facts reviewed, including the policy language and the crash date.
Discuss your question ↗ A car cut me off but never touched the bike. Can I still have a claim?
A car cut me off but never touched the bike. Can I still have a claim?
Possibly. Another driver’s unsafe movement may cause a fall without contact. Identify the vehicle, witnesses, and any original recording. Fault and any uninsured motorist notice or proof requirements still need review; lack of contact does not supply the missing evidence by itself.
I was the passenger. Does the rider’s claim cover mine?
I was the passenger. Does the rider’s claim cover mine?
Your claim needs a separate review. A passenger may have a claim against the other driver, the motorcycle operator, or another responsible party. Tell us who arranged the ride and which policies are involved, even if the rider is a friend or family member.
The adjuster asked about my helmet. Does that decide my case?
The adjuster asked about my helmet. Does that decide my case?
No automatic conclusion follows from that fact. Florida’s helmet exception requires a rider to be over 21 and carry at least $10,000 in qualifying medical benefits. Compliance with that rule and any claimed link between helmet use and a particular injury are separate issues. See Florida’s helmet statute for the requirements.
Do insurance talks stop the deadline for filing a lawsuit?
Do insurance talks stop the deadline for filing a lawsuit?
For a current negligence case, Florida generally sets a two-year filing period under section 95.11. Have your actual deadline checked. The crash date, type of claim, exceptions, and any government notice rules can change the analysis. Negotiating with an insurer does not by itself extend the deadline.
The other insurer wants a recorded statement. What should I bring to the call?
The other insurer wants a recorded statement. What should I bring to the call?
Bring the request and the adjuster’s contact details to the consultation. Ask about the purpose and deadline before guessing at speeds, distances, or a diagnosis. Your own policy may impose different cooperation duties, so keep notices and have those obligations reviewed.
I was visiting Hollywood and am home now. Can a review still begin?
I was visiting Hollywood and am home now. Can a review still begin?
Yes, the review can start after you return home. Keep the Hollywood crash details and your continuing care records, and tell us about travel or rental arrangements. Our Hollywood injury team can discuss how to begin while evidence remains in Florida.
Meet the partners
Know who you are asking to help.
Mark Miller and Rick Jacobs have been Florida Bar members since 1995. Their firm brings backgrounds in prosecution, insurance defense, and trial work to the review of injury claims. Their biographies provide details you can check.
Partner
Mark J. Miller
Mark’s experience includes prosecution and representing insurers. His biography explains the work behind that background.
About Mark Miller ↗ Partner
Rick S. Jacobs
Rick is a former Miami-Dade prosecutor with substantial jury-trial experience. Read more about his background.
About Rick Jacobs ↗Related Hollywood claim questions