Why would a Miami-Dade court handle my case instead of a Kendall West court?

The listed trial courts are the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County and the Miami-Dade County Court. Kendall West does not have its own separate trial court in this data, so court filing runs through the county court system.

I live in Kendall West, but I was injured in Miami. Which claim page is more relevant?

Usually the more relevant page is the one for the place where the crash happened, because the responding agency, court, road conditions, and evidence sources are tied to that location. That is especially true for crashes on corridors identified in the county data, such as I-95 through Miami, US-1 / South Dixie Highway, or the Palmetto Expressway (SR 826).

If my crash happened on the Palmetto Expressway, does Kendall West still control the claim?

Usually no. A crash on the Palmetto Expressway (SR 826) is generally handled based on that crash location and the agency with jurisdiction there, which may include the Florida Highway Patrol. Your home address in Kendall West does not usually determine the court or investigating agency.

How do I get the crash report after a Kendall West-area collision?

Florida crash reports are confidential for 60 days after filing, with access during that period limited to the people and entities named in the statute. The report request link in this data is the Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles portal at https://www.flhsmv.gov/traffic-crash-reports/.

Miami-Dade County

Kendall West Car Accident Claim Factors

If your crash happened in Kendall West, most of the systems you deal with are county or state systems, not a separate city department. Kendall West is a census-designated place in Miami-Dade County, and claims here commonly involve the Miami-dade County Police Department - Sheriff and Port Services Bureau, the Florida Highway Patrol, and the Miami-Dade trial courts.

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60,000

Miami-Dade County crashes, 2024

29,354

People reported injured

282

People killed, 2024

50%

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Local data

Miami-Dade County crash snapshot

Reported by Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles for 2024. Kendall West sits in Miami-Dade County, and most local crash data is published at the county level rather than by city.

60,000

Reported crashes in 2024

29,354

People reported injured

164

Crashes per day, on average

Source: Florida Health CHARTS — Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes, Ten Years Data by County (Florida Department of Health, from FLHSMV records). Miami-Dade is published as a rounded figure of 60,000 for 2024.. Reviewed 2026-07-29.

Who responded

Agencies that respond to crashes in Kendall West

Which agency attended determines who to contact about an incomplete or incorrect report.

Miami-dade County Police Department - Sheriff and Port Services BureauCounty sheriff
Florida Highway PatrolState patrol

Your crash report

How to get your Kendall West crash report

Where to request it: https://www.flhsmv.gov/traffic-crash-reports/

Venue

Courts that hear Miami-Dade County civil cases

Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County

General civil claims

Miami-Dade County Court

Smaller civil claims

Local factors

What matters most in a Kendall West claim

Kendall West is a CDP in Miami-Dade County, so the practical parts of a claim usually run through county and state infrastructure rather than a stand-alone city system. That often means the responding agency is the Miami-dade County Police Department - Sheriff and Port Services Bureau or the Florida Highway Patrol, and any lawsuit is generally filed in the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County or the Miami-Dade County Court depending on the case.

The commute issue matters here. Many people who live in Kendall West are hurt somewhere else in Miami-Dade, and the claim usually follows where the crash happened, not where you live. That distinction matters in a county with 268 fatal crashes and 282 fatalities in 2024 according to the FLHSMV Crash Dashboard, and 60,000 total crashes with 29,354 injury crashes in 2024 according to Florida Health CHARTS from Florida Department of Health data based on FLHSMV records.

If your wreck happened on a county corridor such as the Palmetto Expressway (SR 826), I-95 through Miami, or US-1 / South Dixie Highway, you may be dealing with agencies, courts, and evidence sources tied to those locations rather than to Kendall West itself. Your crash report will also be subject to Florida's 60-day confidentiality rule after filing, with release during that period limited to the people and entities named in the statute, so it helps to request records through the Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles crash report portal and keep the exact crash location straight from the start.

Florida law

How fault is allocated in Florida

Florida follows modified comparative negligence with a 50% bar. Below that line your recovery is reduced in proportion to your fault. Above it, you recover nothing at all, which makes the fault allocation the central dispute in most contested claims.

As an example, a $100,000 claim in which you are found 20% responsible would yield $80,000. The same claim with 51% responsibility attributed to you would yield nothing, because Florida bars recovery above 50%.

Deadlines

Florida filing deadlines

Missing a deadline generally ends a claim regardless of how strong it is. Government claims are on a much shorter clock than ordinary claims.

2 years

Personal injury

2 years

Wrongful death

3 years

Claim against a government agency

Reviewed 2026-07-29. Not yet reviewed by a licensed attorney. This is general information, not legal advice.

Case types

Claims we can estimate in Kendall West

Auto accident Personal injury Medical malpractice Workplace injury Product liability Wrongful death

Local questions

Kendall West questions

Because Kendall West is in Miami-Dade County and is a CDP rather than a separate city with its own listed police department in this data, the responding agency is often the Miami-dade County Police Department - Sheriff and Port Services Bureau or the Florida Highway Patrol, depending on where the crash happened.

Transparency

Sources and review dates

Every figure on this page traces to one of the sources below. Geography and population come from the U.S. Census Bureau.

U.S. Census Bureau — Kendall West place GEOID 1236121, population 36,536 (2024 Population Estimates), land area 2.752 sq mi (2023 Gazetteer).
Florida Health CHARTS — Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes, Ten Years Data by County (Florida Department of Health, from FLHSMV records). Miami-Dade is published as a rounded figure of 60,000 for 2024. · reviewed 2026-07-29
FLHSMV Crash Dashboard · reviewed 2026-07-29
HIFLD Local Law Enforcement Locations, derived from the BJS Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies (2008), imagery-validated to 2018 · reviewed 2026-07-30
Florida Constitution Article V, and the Florida State Courts System trial court structure · reviewed 2026-07-30
Fla. Stat. § 95.11 — Limitations other than for the recovery of real property · reviewed 2026-07-29
Fla. Stat. § 768.81 — Comparative fault · reviewed 2026-07-29
Fla. Stat. § 627.736 — Required personal injury protection benefits · reviewed 2026-07-29
Fla. Stat. § 768.28 — Waiver of sovereign immunity in tort actions · reviewed 2026-07-29
Florida DHSMV — Insurance requirements · reviewed 2026-07-29
North Broward Hospital District v. Kalitan, 219 So. 3d 49 (Fla. 2017) · reviewed 2026-07-29
Fla. Stat. § 768.73 — Punitive damages; limitation · reviewed 2026-07-29

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