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Accident help in Port St. Lucie, FL

Port St. Lucie stretches along I-95 and Florida's Turnpike on the Treasure Coast, where fast-moving highway traffic and growing local roads bring frequent collisions. If you were hurt, Florida's no-fault system means your $10,000 PIP coverage usually pays first, though serious injuries often exceed it. FaultFreeClaims can match you with an independent, licensed attorney familiar with the St. Lucie County courts (Nineteenth Judicial Circuit).

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Accidents in and around Port St. Lucie

Port St. Lucie is wide. The city spreads across miles of St. Lucie County in a grid of residential streets that feed onto a few big roads, Port St. Lucie Boulevard, Gatlin, Becker, the Crosstown Parkway, and then onto I-95 or the Turnpike, where traffic that has been moving at neighborhood speed suddenly isn't. Those transitions are where the road changes character. Your own $10,000 PIP starts the medical side no matter who was at fault. A suit goes to the St. Lucie County Courthouse, in the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit. Florida generally gives you two years.
County
St. Lucie County
Major corridors
I-95 · Florida's Turnpike · US-1
Local courts
St. Lucie County Courthouse (Nineteenth Judicial Circuit)
Areas we cover in Port St. Lucie

Tradition · St. Lucie West · Sandpiper Bay · Torino

Your deadline

2 years

Reduced from 4 to 2 years by HB 837 (2023). Wrongful death 2 years. Medical 2 years.

How fault works

Modified comparative negligence, 50% bar (post-HB837, 2023)

Accident types we help with in Port St. Lucie

Car AccidentsTruck AccidentsMotorcycle AccidentsRideshare (Uber & Lyft) AccidentsPedestrian AccidentsSlip & Fall

Nearby cities we serve

Jacksonville
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Tampa
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Frequently asked questions

Who writes the crash report in Port St. Lucie?

The Port St. Lucie Police Department covers crashes inside the city. Outside the limits it's the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office, and on I-95 and the Turnpike it's usually Florida Highway Patrol. All three file with FLHSMV, so the state crash portal is one place to look and the responding agency is the other. Get the case number before you leave the scene.

Which court would handle my Port St. Lucie injury case?

St. Lucie County, in the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit. That circuit also covers Martin, Indian River, and Okeechobee counties, which matters if your crash happened on I-95 a few exits north or south of home. Smaller civil claims are heard in county court and larger ones in circuit court. Where yours belongs depends on the amount, and that's for a lawyer to say.

What if the crash happened during a storm?

Weather doesn't move the deadline. Two years is two years, storm or no storm. What weather does change is evidence: standing water on Gatlin, a signal out at Becker Road, debris on the Crosstown Parkway. Photograph the road conditions if you can do it safely, because by the time an adjuster looks at the file, the water is gone and the light is working again.

How long do I have to file an injury claim in Florida?

In Florida, the deadline is generally 2 years from the date of the accident. Reduced from 4 to 2 years by HB 837 (2023). Wrongful death 2 years. Medical 2 years. Deadlines are strict — the sooner you act, the more options you have.

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