Nashville Automobile Accident Lawyer Reports On a Drunk Speeding Driver Accident
Drunk and Speeding
As an experienced Tennessee automobile accident lawyer I tell you for certain that speeding is one of the most prevalent factors contributing to traffic crashes. The economic costs of speed-related crashes is estimated to be in excess of 40.4 billion dollars per year. In 2007, speeding was a contributing factor in 31 percent of all fatal crashes, and 13,040 lives were lost in speeding-related crashes.
Adding alcohol to a speeding driver and the death and destruction levels rise exponentially. A Nashville woman was lucky that she avoided being one of these fatality statistics. The facts are simple and all too often repeated, she was speeding on a two-lane highway, lost control, left the road and hit a power pole. The pole caught afire as did her car, yet she escaped unharmed.
Drinking and driving do not ever mix. Every day, 36 people in the United States die, and approximately 700 more are injured, in motor vehicle crashes that involve an alcohol-impaired driver. The annual cost of alcohol-related crashes totals more than 51 billion dollars. But there are effective measures that can help prevent injuries and deaths from alcohol-impaired driving, education is an important tool and enforcement with stiff penalties is critical to changing the drinking driving culture that has developed in our country.
If you or a loved one is injured or killed in a Tennessee automobile accident caused by a drunk, or otherwise impaired driver, contact the experienced Nashville automobile attorneys at Phillip Miller & Associates.
Phillip Miller is a Tennessee Accident Attorney specializing in
Phillip has an AVVO rating of 10.0 (Superb), has been designated as a “Superlawyer”, and is the President Elect of the Tennessee Association for Justice.
Click Here to Contact Phillip
