Patrick Spencer vs Epifania A Ares et al

On June 14, 2024, the Florida jury returned a $280,015.41 verdict in favor of the Plaintiff in an auto negligence case that arose from a motor vehicle accident caused due to the Defendant's failure to stop at a red light.

Case Background

On April 30, 2019, the Plaintiff filed the present auto negligence suit before the Florida State, Miami-Dade County, Eleventh Circuit Court. Judge Daryl E. Trawick presided over this case. [Case number: 2019-012866-CA-01]

Cause

On February 14, 2019, Plaintiff Patrick Spencer was driving a 1993 Lincoln northbound on SW 117th Avenue near SW 197th Street in Unincorporated, Florida. Meanwhile, Defendant Epifania A. Ares was driving a 2015 Land Rover Evoque with license plate BLTETS westbound on SW 197th Street. She failed to stop at the stop sign and collided with Patrick Spencer's vehicle at the intersection of SW 117th Avenue. Epifania A. Ares, as the driver of the Land Rover Evoque, had a legal obligation to the public and specifically to Patrick Spencer to exercise reasonable care and caution in maintaining and operating her vehicle. However, she breach