Cars, trucks and vans
Biohazard cleanup for cars, trucks and vans
Blood or other fluids in a vehicle soak into seats, carpet and the foam beneath them. Call to talk with an independent company that cleans vehicles in the Port St. Lucie area.
Picked up day and night, seven days a week
Before anyone touches it
If the vehicle was part of a crime or a death, police may hold it. Ask the agency when it will be released and where to collect it.
Park it in the shade with the windows shut. In Florida sun the cabin gets hot quickly, which spreads odor into the headliner and the air vents.
What can be saved
Hard plastic, vinyl and glass clean well. Cloth seats, carpet and the padding beneath often have to be removed. Ask the company whether it can take out and replace parts, or whether it only cleans.
Ask too whether it treats the vents and cabin air filter. For a child's car seat, read the seat maker's instructions before anyone tries to clean it.
Who may pay
When the vehicle belongs to the victim of a violent crime, Florida's rule on victim compensation counts cleanup of the victim's vehicle, which it calls a conveyance, alongside their home (Rule 2A-2.2001). Auto policies differ; your insurer decides what yours covers.
Who pays for the cleanup has more detail.
Read next
- Crime scene cleanupAfter a homicide, an assault or another violent crime, once police release the home.
- Blood and bodily fluid cleanupAfter a fall, an injury or an illness left blood or fluids on floors, walls or furniture.
- Who pays for the cleanupThe state crime victim program, insurance basics, landlords and estates.
- Checking a cleanup companyWhat to ask before you sign, and the state list you can check.
Ready when you are
Call when the police and the medical examiner have finished and you are ready to talk about the cleanup. A company will ask what happened and where, then explain what it would do.
Talk to a cleanup company
An independent company that works in the Port St. Lucie area. You decide whether to hire it.
Call (772) 918-9847Picked up day and night, seven days a week
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