It's Your Child's Life Take Minute

A 23-month-old Hendersonville boy died Monday from injuries he sustained a day earlier in a one-car accident in eastern Tennessee. According to local media reports the investigating Trooper said it appeared that the child’s father was driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol. The baby was ejected from the vehicle during the crash, the child safety seat was not properly secured. I have nothing to say about this man, he has to answer to the criminal system.

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Drunk Driving Fatalities

It’s every driver’s nightmare, you are driving along the highway minding your own business and without warning a vehicle going the other direction crosses into your lane and slams head-on into your vehicle. This nightmare played out for a Maury County couple the other night as a pickup truck, driven by a 59-year-old Jackson County man, who police believe had been drinking, did just that.

According to local media reports, the victims were transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries and the driver of the pickup and his passenger were transported to a local hsopital. Both are in stable condition following surgery. Everyone involved is lucky to be alive following

Drunk drivers put everyone on the road in danger, especially during holiday seasons, which often combines travel with multiple opportunities to consume alcohol. Driving is both a privilege and a responsibility. Exploring new technologies, such as interlocking devices, are important to ensuring public safety in conjunction with personal responsibility and law enforcement.

Every alcohol-related roadway accident is preventable, and it is everyone’s responsibility to make the right decision before getting behind the wheel.

If you are the victim of a Nashville or Tennessee automobile accident we urge you to contact our car accident attorneys today for a free consultation. When you hire an auto accident attorney from Phillip Miller & Associates, you’re getting a qualified and dedicated lawyer. Details about our attorneys and staff can be found by viewing our website at www.seriousinjury.com where you can get to know the men and women who will be looking out for your best interest.

Drinking, Driving, No Seat Belts

A 25-year-old Murfreesboro woman is dead after a one car crash on I-24. Local media reports are light on the fact but suffice to say that the woman and her husband had been drinking, they were not wearing their seat belts and the driver lost control and struck an embankment, causing he and his wife to be ejected.

According to the media report, police intend to charge the man in the death. In many case like this wearing seat belts can mean the difference between life and death, and prison.

As an experienced Tennessee car accident lawyer I want to remind you that driving with a BAC of .08 or higher is illegal in every state. If you follow my blog you will see that in Tennessee we continue to see a tragic number of people with debilitating injuries and deaths as a result of impaired driving. This careless disregard for human life must stop.

Drunk driving is one of America’s deadliest crimes. In Tennessee in 2008, 327 people were killed in crashes where the driver or motorcyclist had a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08 or higher. That is down from 377 people killed in 2007 with a BAC of .08 or higher. Over the 2008 Labor Day holiday, 12 people were killed in 10 fatal crashes on Tennessee roadways, down from 17 people killed on Tennessee roadways in 2007.

If you are a loved one is injured or killed in a Tennessee car accident caused by a drunk driver you owe it to yourself to contact an experienced Nashville auto accident lawyer like those at Phillip Miller & Associates and take advantage of a free consultation to find out about your rights and remedies.

Secure Your Child

As an experienced Tennessee personal injury lawyer I have seen the results of a crash caused by a driver who took drunk and got behind the wheel of a car. I just read about a tragic accident in which two unsecured  six-week-old babies are in the University of Tennessee Medical Center in critical condition following a one vehicle accident caused by their drunk mother.

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Fatal Tennessee One Vehicle Crash

The facts of a terrible crash that left two people dead this past Saturday indicates to this Tennessee automobile accident lawyer that some serious lapses in safe driving protocol were taking place. According to local media sources the accident happened at 5:20 AM after the four occupants of the vehicle had been at a gathering of four-wheeler enthusiasts that took place in a rural recreation area known as “the Boils” before the crash.

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Drunk Driving Leads To Murder Charge

A Tennessee man has been charged with murder for a crash that left a Grayson County, Kentucky teenager dead and his father in critical condition. The crash happened this past Saturday morning on the Western Kentucky Parkway. According to local media reports, the 48-year-old Dyersburg, Tennessee man drove into the emergency lane, hitting two men who were adding gasoline to their stalled vehicle.

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Interstate Traffic Fatality

I’ve had a hard time writing this blog, as an experienced Tennessee automobile accident attorney, I’ve seen my share of horrible wrecks caused by drunken drivers, but an accident in Nashville this past Thursday has left me numb. How does a driver get onto a busy Interstate highway going the wrong way?

Just this past week we wrote about an 80-year-old Knoxville man who did just that. His error lead to him crashing into a gasoline tanker truck and several other cars, fortunately no one was killed. The most recent Tennessee records available are from 2010 and show that we had a disproportionate number of wrong-way crashes that year, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. There were 1,005 fatal crashes involving wrong-way drivers in the United States that year, 105 of those in Tennessee.

The driver got on to I-65 going the wrong way and within minutes she slammed head-on into the victim. Photos of the cars show clearly how bad the impact was. The victim, a 29-year-old Nashville woman, was working her route as a Pepsi salesperson at 4 A.M. when she was killed. My prayers go out to the family and friends of this young woman, as well as the driver that caused this tragedy.

In the case I’m referring to, police investigators are certain that the cause was alcohol. A witness who stopped to render aide said the driver appeared to be drunk and when he inquired as to her condition she cursed him.

Drunk driving is one of America’s deadliest crimes. In Tennessee in 2008, 327 people were killed in crashes where the driver or motorcyclist had a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08 or higher. There is another important aspect to this investigation, and that is where had this woman been drinking prior to the accident?

The Tennessee Dram Shop law establishes liability arising out of the irresponsible sale or provision of alcohol to obviously intoxicated persons or minors who subsequently cause death or injury to third parties as a result of alcohol-related car crashes and other accidents. I will keep up with this case and report later on the outcome.

If you or a loved one is injured or killed in a Tennessee automobile accident caused by a drunk driver and you hope to recover all of the damages the law allows you need to consult with an experienced Tennessee automobile accident attorney like those at Phillip Miller & Associates. We offer a free consultation so that you can gain the information you will need to face this odyssey through the legal system. Call 615-356-2000.

Use a Non-Drinking Designated Dryer

As an experienced Tennessee personal injury lawyer I often speak groups about topics related to Tennessee highway safety. More than once, the topic of drunk driving and what to do if you happen to be stopped after having consumed alcohol arises. My answer is to be proactive and don’t drink and drive and if you have been drinking, even what you might consider a little, give your keys to a designated driver.

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Every Alcohol-Related Fatality Is Preventable

Drunk Drivers Kill

It’s every driver’s nightmare, you are driving along the highway minding your own business and without warning a vehicle going the other direction crosses into your lane and slams head-on into your vehicle. This nightmare played out for two women and two children the other night as a pickup truck, driven by a 59-year-old man, who Murfreesboro police believe had been drinking, did just that.

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Passenger Vans Require Special Care

Passenger vans are inherently dangerous for a number of reasons. The driver of a passenger van carrying young children owes a special duty of care to transport the children safely and without incident. A three-vehicle accident in Memphis on Friday shows just what can happen when the driver allows himself to be distracted.

Facts about what happened are somewhat sketchy in the local media report but the comment of a 6-year-old male passenger tells the story. The young man said that the driver wasn’t paying attention, that he was just driving along talking on his cell phone when the accident happened. None of the children were hurt but occupants of the two other cars were transported to local hospitals.

Federal regulations prohibit commercial drivers from talking on cell phones when in motion, but I think this driver has bigger problems when his employer reviews his actions.

The lesson here, is that cell phone use distracts a driver and a cell phone distracted driver, according to studies, is a just as distracted as a legally drunk driver. Put the phone down and if you need to take or make a call, pull over and get out of traffic.

If you or a loved one is injured or killed in a Tennessee traffic accident involving a passenger van contact the experienced Nashville personal injury lawyers at Phillip Miller & Associates. Call 615-356-2000.