A child that is injured by a motor vehicle due to the negligence of another is innocent victim and should be compensated for his or her injuries. In Florida, the driver of a motor vehicle has the duty to exercise reasonable, ordinary, and proper care for the safety of children when he or she knows of the presence of children near the street or highway when he or she should know that children may reasonably be expected to be in the vicinity. Adult drivers are held to a very high degree of care, especially in situations where children are known to be present. The fact that a small child is unpredictable and likely to take off or run in any direction, without understanding the risks and danger involved, designates an elevated responsibility on the part of the driver to anticipate such behavior, and govern his or her own actions accordingly. Therefore, a driver has the duty to exercise this elevated reasonable care in areas that children would be likely to be present, such as near school grounds, parks, and residential communities.

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