A car accident can change your life on any Hollywood street, from State Road 7 to the Broadwalk to Hollywood Boulevard. One moment you’re driving home, and the next you’re facing injuries, medical bills, and an insurance adjuster who won’t call you back. The Hollywood car accident lawyers at Madalon Injury Law help crash victims across the city recover and fight back.
Hollywood sits right in the middle of Broward County’s busiest stretch. Home to roughly 159,000 residents, it packs a beach, an entertainment district, a Level 1 trauma center, and one of Florida’s most crash-prone highway corridors into a single city. Meanwhile, the airport sits on its northern border and Port Everglades traffic runs just beyond. As a result, Hollywood concentrates a remarkable amount of driving risk into a relatively small footprint.
When another driver’s negligence causes a crash, the person responsible should be held accountable. However, insurance companies rarely make that easy. Instead, they minimize claims, dispute fault, and hope you settle cheap before you understand what your case is worth.
That’s where we come in. At Madalon Injury Law, our Hollywood car accident lawyers know these roads, these courts, and these insurance tactics. We handle the investigation and the legal fight so you can focus on healing. In addition, we work on contingency, which means you pay nothing unless we win.
If you’ve been hurt in a Hollywood crash, call us for a free consultation. We don’t get paid unless you win.
Hollywood’s roads carry a heavy human cost every year. As Hollywood car accident lawyers, we see the aftermath of these crashes every day. Moreover, the local numbers reveal exactly where the danger concentrates.
Florida does not publish a separate annual crash count for the City of Hollywood. Instead, the state reports at the county and statewide level. However, the available data still paints a clear picture:
The most useful local data doesn’t come from the state at all. Instead, it comes from crash counts obtained directly from the Hollywood Police Department. That data reveals something striking: the city’s worst crash hotspots all sit on the same road. We break those intersections down in detail below.
Hollywood skews older than the national average. Roughly 17.1% of residents are 65 or older, which works out to about 26,000 people. In addition, the city draws seasonal “snowbird” residents each winter. Consequently, age-related crash factors — slower reaction time, vision changes, unfamiliar seasonal drivers — play a real role here.
Pedestrians face genuine risk on Hollywood streets. Fatal pedestrian crashes have been documented along Hollywood Boulevard at US-441 and near the Florida Turnpike interchange. Furthermore, the Broadwalk and beach district put people on foot alongside traffic all day, every day. Across Broward, pedestrians account for roughly one in four traffic deaths despite being involved in only a small share of crashes.
“Behind every Hollywood crash statistic is a person and a family. These aren’t just numbers — they’re lives interrupted on roads that should have been safer.”
Sources: FLHSMV, U.S. Census Bureau, NHTSA
Hollywood isn’t a generic suburb, and its crash risks aren’t generic either. The city’s specific mix of geography, tourism, and infrastructure creates hazards you won’t find in most Broward cities. Because of that, local Hollywood car accident lawyers understand dangers a national firm would miss.
Most cities spread their crash risk across several corridors. Hollywood doesn’t. Instead, crash data obtained from the Hollywood Police Department shows the city’s top three crash hotspots all sit on State Road 7 (US-441). That single highway dominates Hollywood’s crash picture in a way that’s genuinely unusual. We cover the specific intersections in the next section.
Hollywood Beach and its famous Broadwalk draw crowds year-round. As a result, pedestrians, cyclists, scooter riders, and slow sightseeing traffic all share the same tight streets. Visitors unfamiliar with the roads stop and turn unexpectedly. Consequently, pedestrian and low-speed collisions cluster in this zone, especially during peak season.
Hollywood’s nightlife and casino traffic generate real DUI risk. Drivers leave late at night, often impaired, and spill onto US-1, Stirling Road, and State Road 7. Even when the drinking happens on private property, the crash usually happens on a public road — and the impaired driver bears liability for it. Under Florida’s dram shop law, a business that overserved a habitual drinker or a minor may share responsibility too.
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport sits directly on Hollywood’s northern border. Port Everglades is just beyond it. Together, they push rental cars, rideshares, shuttle vans, and commercial trucks through the city’s northern corridors. Those drivers are frequently unfamiliar with the area, which raises the risk of sudden lane changes and missed exits.
Winter brings a surge of seasonal residents and visitors. Traffic volume climbs, and so does the share of drivers who don’t know the roads. Therefore, crash risk rises predictably during peak season, particularly around the beach and entertainment districts.
Some Hollywood roads are far more dangerous than others, and our Hollywood car accident lawyers see the same corridors produce serious cases again and again. Here’s where the danger actually concentrates.
Crash data obtained directly from the Hollywood Police Department for 2023 and 2024 identified the city’s worst intersections. Remarkably, the top three all sit on State Road 7. That makes SR-7 the single most crash-prone corridor inside city limits.
Why is SR-7 so bad? It’s a wide, fast, multi-lane arterial lined with businesses. Consequently, drivers deal with constant driveway turns, heavy commercial traffic, frequent signals, and pedestrians crossing wide spans. Add ongoing construction in places, and the risk compounds.
Per the Hollywood Police Department crash data:
Beyond SR-7, several Hollywood roads carry serious risk. Verified crash counts aren’t published for each one, but the hazards are well established:
Hollywood Boulevard runs east-west across the entire city, from the beach through downtown and out past the Turnpike. It mixes commuters, tourists, and pedestrians. Fatal pedestrian crashes have occurred along this corridor, including at the US-441 intersection.
US-1 / Federal Highway carries dense commercial traffic and constant turning movement through Hollywood’s eastern side.
I-95 cuts north-south through the city. As the deadliest interstate in the country, it brings high speeds, heavy merging, and severe crashes.
Florida’s Turnpike runs along Hollywood’s western edge. A pedestrian fatality once shut down the southbound lanes at the Hollywood Boulevard exit, which underscores how dangerous these high-speed ramps can be.
Sheridan Street and Stirling Road serve as major east-west arterials, each feeding traffic between I-95, the Turnpike, and the coast.
Dixie Highway and A1A / Ocean Drive round out the city’s high-traffic corridors, with A1A carrying heavy pedestrian and tourist volume along the beach.
Young Circle is downtown Hollywood’s traffic circle, where Hollywood Boulevard meets US-1. Traffic circles create their own hazards, since drivers must judge gaps, yield correctly, and merge while moving. Notably, no published crash data isolates Young Circle specifically, so we won’t invent a number. However, any driver who’s navigated it during rush hour understands why it demands full attention.
“From State Road 7’s crash-heavy intersections to the pedestrian traffic on the Broadwalk, Hollywood’s danger isn’t spread evenly. It concentrates — and knowing exactly where is central to building a strong case.”
Sources: FLHSMV, Hollywood Police Department crash data (2023–2024), NHTSA
No two Hollywood crashes look alike, and the Hollywood car accident lawyers at Madalon Injury Law handle the full range. Because each crash type carries its own injuries and its own liability puzzle, the differences shape how we build a case.
When traffic stacks up on US-1 or Hollywood Boulevard, rear-end crashes follow. A distracted or tailgating driver simply can’t stop in time. Because the law expects drivers to leave room ahead, the one who hits from behind usually carries the blame. Victims tend to walk away with whiplash or a wrenched back — though at highway speed, the damage runs much deeper.
Side-impact crashes happen when someone blows a light or misjudges a turn. Unlike the front or rear of a car, the doors offer almost nothing between an occupant and the oncoming bumper. Given that Hollywood’s worst hotspots all cluster on State Road 7, these broadside wrecks show up here constantly.
Few crashes are deadlier than two cars meeting front to front. Wrong-way drivers, impaired drivers, and drifting across a centerline all set them in motion. Since both vehicles’ speeds combine at impact, survivors frequently face catastrophic, life-altering injuries.
Late-night traffic from Hollywood’s bars and casino floor puts impaired drivers on the road, especially along US-1, Stirling Road, and SR-7. Liability starts with the driver who chose to get behind the wheel. On top of that, Florida’s dram shop law can reach a business that kept serving a habitual drinker or a minor.
Fleeing the scene is disturbingly common across Broward, and Hollywood is no exception — fatal hit-and-runs have happened right on State Road 7. When the at-fault driver vanishes, your own Uninsured Motorist coverage usually steps in. Meanwhile, we chase down surveillance video and witnesses to put a name to the car that fled.
Between the Broadwalk, the beach, and a walkable downtown, people on foot and on two wheels are everywhere in Hollywood. With nothing shielding them from a moving vehicle, the outcomes are often devastating. Electric scooters have only added to the mix in recent years.
A bordering airport and steady tourism keep Uber and Lyft cars circulating around the clock. Whose insurance pays depends on exactly what the driver was doing at the moment of impact — logged off, waiting, or mid-trip. We sort out those layered policies through our Uber and Lyft accident resources.
Freight from Port Everglades and the airport keeps big rigs rolling through Hollywood’s north end. A collision with one causes staggering damage, and the list of possible defendants runs long — driver, carrier, and whoever loaded the cargo among them.
Hollywood crashes fall under Florida’s car accident laws, which differ sharply from most states. For that reason, Hollywood car accident lawyers spend as much time on the law as on the facts. For a full breakdown, see our Florida Car Accident Lawyers page.
Florida is a no-fault state. Every driver must carry at least $10,000 in Personal Injury Protection (PIP) under Florida Statute 627.736. PIP pays 80% of your medical bills and 60% of your lost wages regardless of who caused the crash. However, you must seek treatment within 14 days, or you forfeit those benefits entirely.
PIP has hard limits, and it never covers pain and suffering. Therefore, when your injury is serious enough — permanent injury, significant scarring, or loss of an important bodily function — you can step outside no-fault and sue the at-fault driver directly. That’s where full compensation lives, and it’s where insurers fight hardest.
Florida uses modified comparative negligence under Florida Statute 768.81, as changed by House Bill 837 in March 2023. If you’re 50% or less at fault, you recover damages reduced by your share. However, if you’re more than 50% at fault, you recover nothing at all.
For example, say your damages total $100,000. At 20% fault, you recover $80,000. At 55% fault, you recover zero. Because of that cliff, insurers push hard to shift extra blame onto you.
House Bill 837 also cut the deadline to sue. For crashes on or after March 24, 2023, you now have just two years to file under Florida Statute 95.11, down from the old four years. Notably, several competing law firm websites still list the old four-year figure, which is now legally wrong. Don’t rely on them.
Florida law lets you recover several kinds of damages:
No two cases are worth the same, because value depends entirely on the facts. Injury severity and permanence matter most. Beyond that, total medical costs, lost income, available insurance coverage, and the strength of your evidence all shape the outcome. Your own share of fault matters too, since it directly reduces recovery.
Sources: Florida Statutes
Crash injuries span a wide range, from a stiff neck that fades in a week to harm that reshapes a life. For that reason, the Hollywood car accident lawyers at Madalon Injury Law build each case around thorough medical documentation.
That violent forward-and-back snap of the neck defines the classic rear-end injury. What fools people is the delay — the pain, stiffness, and headaches often show up a day or two later. Ignore them, and a short-term strain can settle into years of chronic neck trouble.
A blow to the head ranges from a “minor” concussion to permanent, life-changing damage. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ranks crashes among the top causes of traumatic brain injury. Even the mild end of the scale can leave someone struggling with memory, focus, and mood long after the wreck.
Damage to the spinal cord sits at the most severe end of crash outcomes. Depending on where the cord is injured, the result can be partial or total paralysis. These survivors often need round-the-clock care, adaptive equipment, and a remodeled home — which is why their cases carry the highest lifetime price tags.
You don’t need a severed cord to suffer a serious back injury. Herniated discs and nerve pain are routine crash results, and they can demand injections, therapy, or the operating room. Worse, they often sideline someone from work for a long stretch.
The sheer force of a collision snaps arms, legs, ribs, and hips. That same force can rupture organs and cause internal bleeding that hides beneath the surface. Because the danger isn’t always visible, anyone in a serious crash needs prompt medical evaluation.
When a crash sparks a fire, the burns that follow demand surgeries and skin grafts. The scars they leave behind carry a lasting emotional weight alongside the physical one. Notably, significant scarring is one of the injuries that can push a case past Florida’s serious-injury threshold.
Some wounds never show up on an X-ray. After a bad wreck, PTSD, anxiety, depression, and a genuine fear of driving are common — and Florida law treats them as real, recoverable harm. Proving them, though, takes documentation from a mental health professional.
Hollywood’s crash risk changes from neighborhood to neighborhood, and experienced Hollywood car accident lawyers learn to read those local patterns. Each district carries its own traffic mix and its own hazards.
Downtown packs restaurants, offices, and nightlife around Young Circle. Consequently, stop-and-go congestion drives rear-end crashes, while heavy foot traffic raises pedestrian risk. The circle itself demands constant attention from drivers merging and exiting.
The beach district mixes tourists, pedestrians, cyclists, and slow sightseeing traffic along the Broadwalk and A1A. Visitors unfamiliar with the roads stop and turn unexpectedly. As a result, pedestrian strikes and low-speed collisions cluster here, especially in peak season.
This established residential neighborhood sits between downtown and the beach. While quieter internally, its proximity to Hollywood Boulevard and US-1 means cut-through traffic and busy edge-intersections raise risk along its borders.
Emerald Hills is a residential area on Hollywood’s western side, near Stirling Road and the I-95 corridor. Commuter traffic moving toward the highways keeps its arterial edges busy.
These neighborhoods sit near the State Road 7 corridor, which means they border the city’s most crash-prone road. Notably, the SR-7 and Washington Street intersection ranks among Hollywood’s worst.
Hollywood’s northern edge borders the airport. Rental cars, rideshares, and commercial traffic push through this area constantly, bringing unfamiliar drivers onto local streets.
Serious Hollywood crashes send victims to one of Florida’s most significant trauma facilities, and Hollywood car accident lawyers rely on those medical records as core evidence.
Located at 3501 Johnson Street in Hollywood, Memorial Regional Hospital operates a Level 1 Trauma Center — one of only seven in the entire state of Florida. It’s the flagship of Memorial Healthcare System and one of the largest hospitals in Florida, with roughly 800 beds.
Its emergency department handles nearly 95,000 visits a year, making it one of the busiest ERs in the state. Furthermore, the hospital completed an $88 million infrastructure investment in early 2025, including roughly $20 million dedicated to trauma center and emergency department upgrades.
For Hollywood crash victims, this matters enormously. The most severe injuries in the city are treated right here, not transported out of town.
Also in Hollywood, at 1150 N. 35th Avenue, Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital handles pediatric trauma cases. When a crash injures a child, this is where they go.
Medical records from these facilities — imaging, surgical notes, and treatment plans — become some of the most important evidence in any serious car accident claim. In addition, an Emergency Medical Condition determination early in your treatment can unlock your full PIP benefits. Therefore, documenting your care thoroughly protects both your health and your case.
Gaps in treatment, on the other hand, give insurers an easy excuse to dispute your injuries. Follow your doctor’s plan closely.
Hollywood crash claims follow a specific path through local agencies and courts. Because of that, seasoned Hollywood car accident lawyers know exactly where and how to file — and where competitors get it wrong.
This trips up a lot of people, and most competing websites get it wrong.
The South Regional Courthouse, at 3550 Hollywood Boulevard, handles traffic infractions and citations issued by the Hollywood Police Department. If you got a ticket, that’s where it goes.
However, personal injury lawsuits are different. Car accident lawsuits are civil cases filed in the 17th Judicial Circuit Court, at the Broward County Courthouse, 201 SE 6th Street in Fort Lauderdale. The South Regional Courthouse does not handle circuit civil matters.
In short: traffic ticket = Hollywood. Injury lawsuit = Fort Lauderdale. Knowing that distinction saves confusion at exactly the moment you don’t need any.
The responding agency depends on where the crash happened:
Your crash report is foundational evidence. Here’s how to get it:
Hollywood PD crash reports come through the department’s Records Unit or the city’s online Public Records Center. Alternatively, reports are available through FloridaCrashPortal.gov for a $12 fee.
One important catch: under Florida Statute 316.066, crash reports are not public for the first 60 days. Only statutorily entitled parties — such as those involved, their attorneys, and their insurers — can obtain them during that window. Your lawyer can request the report on your behalf immediately.
The steps you take after a Hollywood crash shape both your recovery and your claim. Moreover, a few of them are time-sensitive under Florida law. Do what your condition allows, and let someone else handle the rest.
Your health comes before everything else. Call 911, and report any crash involving an injury, a death, or property damage over $500 — as Florida law requires. While you wait, gather what you safely can:
Florida’s PIP system runs on a clock most people don’t know about. You have 14 days to see a doctor, or you lose your PIP benefits entirely — even if the crash wasn’t your fault. Because adrenaline masks pain, plenty of people skip care and regret it later when the neck stiffness or headaches set in. So get evaluated, even if you feel fine.
Tell your own insurer about the crash promptly. On the other hand, don’t hand the other driver’s insurance company a recorded statement. That call is designed to shrink your claim, not help you.
Keep every appointment your doctor sets, and don’t let your treatment lapse — gaps hand insurers an argument that you weren’t really hurt. Hold onto every bill, scan, and receipt. Then bring in a lawyer sooner rather than later. Early involvement lets us lock down evidence before it’s gone, whether that’s dashcam footage, a nearby business’s security video, or the crash report itself.
Even solid claims fall apart when people slip up. Don’t grab the first settlement an adjuster floats, because opening offers run low by design. Stay off social media about the crash, since insurers comb through it. And don’t let the calendar run out — Florida’s two-year filing deadline is unforgiving, and evidence only gets harder to find.
What are the most dangerous intersections in Hollywood, FL?
Crash data from the Hollywood Police Department identifies State Road 7 & Sheridan Street as the worst, with 123 crashes in 2023 rising to 149 in 2024. Hollywood Boulevard & State Road 7 ranks second, and State Road 7 & Washington Street third. Notably, all three sit on State Road 7, making it the city’s most crash-prone corridor.
How long do I have to file a car accident lawsuit in Hollywood?
Two years from the date of the crash, under Florida Statute 95.11. This changed in March 2023, when HB 837 cut the old four-year deadline in half. Be careful — several law firm websites still list four years, which is now legally incorrect.
Is there a trauma center in Hollywood?
Yes. Memorial Regional Hospital at 3501 Johnson Street operates a Level 1 Trauma Center, one of only seven in Florida. Its emergency department handles nearly 95,000 visits a year. Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital, also in Hollywood, handles pediatric trauma.
Where do I get my crash report in Hollywood?
Hollywood PD crash reports are available through the department’s Records Unit or the city’s online Public Records Center. You can also get them at FloridaCrashPortal.gov for a $12 fee. However, under Florida Statute 316.066, reports aren’t public for the first 60 days — only involved parties, their attorneys, and their insurers can access them during that period.
Which court handles Hollywood car accident lawsuits?
Injury lawsuits go to the 17th Judicial Circuit Court at the Broward County Courthouse, 201 SE 6th Street in Fort Lauderdale. The South Regional Courthouse on Hollywood Boulevard handles traffic infractions and citations, not civil injury lawsuits. It’s a common point of confusion.
Can I recover damages if I was partly at fault?
Yes, up to a point. Florida uses modified comparative negligence under Florida Statute 768.81. If you were 50% or less at fault, you recover damages reduced by your share. However, if you were more than 50% at fault, you recover nothing.
What if the other driver had no insurance?
Your own Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist (UM/UIM) coverage may pay your damages. This matters in Hollywood, where hit-and-run crashes are a real problem. You can also sue the driver personally, though collecting from someone without assets is difficult.
Who responds to a car accident in Hollywood — police or FHP?
Always call 911 first. The Hollywood Police Department handles crashes on city streets. The Florida Highway Patrol handles state highways running through the city, primarily I-95 and Florida’s Turnpike. FHP typically does not work crashes inside city limits.
Do I need a lawyer for a minor Hollywood car accident?
Not always. For a true fender-bender with no injuries, you may handle it yourself. However, many injuries surface days later, so it’s worth a free consultation with our Hollywood car accident lawyers before you accept any settlement.
How much does a Hollywood car accident lawyer cost?
Nothing upfront. Our Hollywood car accident lawyers work on contingency, so you pay no retainer and no hourly fees. The fee is a percentage of the recovery, agreed upon in writing before representation begins. If we don’t win, you owe us nothing.
What if I was hit by a drunk driver leaving a casino or bar?
The impaired driver bears primary liability regardless of where they were drinking. In addition, Florida’s dram shop law allows limited claims against a business that served alcohol to a habitually addicted person or a minor. Drunk driving can also support punitive damages.
Is Young Circle dangerous?
Traffic circles create their own hazards, since drivers must judge gaps, yield correctly, and merge while moving. However, no published crash data isolates Young Circle from the surrounding downtown corridor. What’s clear is that it demands full attention, particularly during rush hour and nightlife hours.
A bad crash leaves you in pain and staring down an insurance system engineered to underpay you. Hollywood’s packed corridors, short legal deadlines, and coverage gaps stack the odds further. At Madalon Injury Law, our Hollywood car accident lawyers take that fight off your plate so you can concentrate on getting better.
Never mistake the other driver’s insurer for a neutral party — its adjusters exist to pay you as little as possible. They reach out fast, angle for a recorded statement, and dangle a quick check before you grasp how hurt you are. A lawyer changes that dynamic. Having gone up against these carriers before, we recognize a lowball offer the moment it lands.
Every case gets the same hands-on work, not empty promises:
This isn’t a national firm’s Hollywood landing page. We know the State Road 7 hotspots firsthand, the Broadwalk’s foot traffic, the late-night casino-district risk, and the unfamiliar drivers pouring off the airport corridor. That ground-level knowledge speeds up our investigations and sharpens our cases.
There’s nothing to pay up front — no retainer, no hourly billing. Our fee is simply a percentage of what we recover, set in writing before we start. Lose, and you owe us nothing. In short, quality representation stays within reach no matter your finances.
Don’t sit on it. Florida’s two-year clock is firm, evidence slips away, and the 14-day PIP deadline is already ticking. The Hollywood car accident lawyers at Madalon Injury Law know this city, its roads, and its courts.
According to the FLHSMV, Broward logs over 38,000 crashes a year, and Hollywood’s State Road 7 corridor produces some of the ugliest. Under Florida Statute 95.11, you’ve got two years to act. Every one of those crashes happened to a real person who deserves accountability — let us help you get it.
Call us today for a FREE consultation.
No fees unless we win.
Sources: FLHSMV, Florida Statutes
Most people are not aware of how the law works, the rights they have and the amount of compensation they can be entitled to after they have been injured in an accident that was the result of another party’s negligence. The obstacles and confusion that follow an accident and an injury can seem overwhelming.
