Nashville Auto Accident Lawyer Discusses A Fatal Tennessee Interstate Roadway Departure Crash
Tennessee Roadway Departure Crash
A Memphis family and their friends buried a young woman yesterday, she was only 20-years-old and had her whole life in front of her. Media reports say she was driving west on I-40 when she left the roadway, crossed the median and hit an oncoming tractor-trailer. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The truck driver was uninjured.
As an experienced Nashville automobile accident lawyer I’m regularly investigating the causes of accidents and I always start with the question how. How does a young woman in the prime of her life, presumably with five years of driving experience simply drive off of the roadway? The usual answer to this question is that she was somehow distracted and took her eyes off of the road. Once you are off of the road at interstate speeds it’s virtually impossible to regain control of your vehicle.
In my experience as a Nashville auto accident lawyer, the answer to this question is that the driver became distracted by someone or some thing. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration driver inattention is the leading factor in most crashes. Nearly 80 percent of crashes and 65 percent of near-crashes involved some form of driver inattention within three seconds before the event. Primary causes of driver inattention are distracting activities, such as cell phone use, and drowsiness.
As part of the accident investigation officers will review this young woman’s cell phone records to determine whether she was using her cell phone or was texting. No matter what the answer, the parents of this young woman won’t take any comfort, they have lost their child, but for those of us who take to the road everyday her death is a wake-up call to remind us to avoid distractions and put down the cell phones while behind the wheel.
If you or a loved one is injured or killed in a Nashville auto accident caused by the negligence of another you owe it to yourself to contact the experienced Tennessee personal injury lawyers at Phillip Miller & Associates and find out about your rights and remedies.
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