Southwest Florida continues to see an increase of bicyclists and pedestrians being killed by motorists. Serious injuries are also occurring in high numbers.

   At Associates and Bruce L. Scheiner, Personal Injury Lawyers, we know pedestrian and bicycle crashes can cause some of the most devastating injuries - the lives of those walking or biking, for pleasure or necessity, can be changed in an instant by a careless or distracted driver.

   In 2006, more than 4,000 cyclists were injured in Florida and 124 were killed, according to statistics from the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. The deaths were the highest recorded in at least five years and have climbed in each of the last eight years, from 95 to 124.

   Lee County continues to rank as one of the top-five deadliest counties in Florida for bicyclists and in the top-ten for pedestrians.

   Twenty-three pedestrians were killed in Lee County in 2006. Statewide, 7,754 pedestrians were injured and 546 were killed - up from 4,447 and 484 in 2002.

   In Collier County 100 were injured in 2006, the last year for which full statistics are available; 43 were hurt in Charlotte County that year while 176 were injured in Lee County.

   Bruce L. Scheiner has spent four decades representing people who have been seriously injured or killed in Southwest Florida.

   At Associates and Bruce L. Scheiner, Personal Injury Lawyers, you find a family-run firm that is big enough to help but still small enough to care. Bruce L. Scheiner will work your case with the help of dozens of attorneys, paralegals, nurses, investigators, retired police officers, former insurance executives and journalists. Our firm has access to the talented medical experts, accident reconstructionists, doctors, surgeons and other expert witnesses necessary to fight for the just compensation you deserve for you injuries.

   With four decades of experience, Bruce L. Scheiner's promise to you is simple: You pay us nothing unless we win.

If you or someone you love has been seriously injured or killed on a bicycle or while walking, we urge you to call our firm today for a free appointment to discuss your case at any of our offices in Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Naples, Port Charlotte, Arcadia,  Sebring and Venice.