Nashville Automobile Accident Attorney Reports On Another Tennessee Teen Involved Car Accident
Over the last several days I have been writing a lot about teen drivers and parental responsibility. Yesterday I wrote about how easily distracted teens become when they have a myriad of electronic devices at hand while they are driving. Cell phones are the number one offender.
On Wednesday this problem played itself out when a 16-year-old Franklin, Tennessee driver slammed into a police car at an intersection. The officer was on patrol and as he crossed through an intersection the teen girl, going in the opposite direction, made a left turn directly into the patrol car at the driver’s door. Both drivers received minor injuries.
The accident is being investigated by the Tennessee Highway Patrol and I can assure you that the first thing they are going to look at is the teen’s cell phone to determine whether she was using it at the time of the impact. From the facts it appears that the young woman couldn’t have been paying attention to what she was doing, I mean I doubt she hit the patrol car on purpose, and if she had been on the lookout, she should, in the exercise of due care, seen the police vehicle and avoided hitting it.
This situation again brings up the question; is a 16-year-old mature enough to be driving a motor vehicle, and the studies and incidents like this indicate that the time has come to raise the age.
If you or a loved one is injured or killed in a Tennessee automobile accident caused by a teen driver, contact the experienced Nashville automobile accident attorneys at Phillip Miller & Associates and find out about your rights and remedies.
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