Speed Sends Adult To Morgue Two Teens To Hospital
Speed = Teen Fatalities
Nashville TV station WSMV reports that two Nashville teen girls are hospitalized in critical condition and an adult is dead after he lost control of his speeding vehicle and crashed his car into a commercial building.
Speeding is one of the most common contributing factors of traffic crashes. Data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) show that the driver-level attribute “driving too fast for conditions or in excess of posted speed limit” is the critical contributing factor in more than 99 percent of all speeding-related fatal crashes, as defined by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for U.S. teens, accounting for more than one in three deaths in this age group. In 2008, nine teens ages 16 to 19 died every day from motor vehicle injuries. Per mile driven, teen drivers ages 16 to 19 are four times more likely than older drivers to crash. Fortunately, teen motor vehicle crashes are preventable, and proven strategies can improve the safety of young drivers on the road.
How big is the problem?
In 2008, about 3,500 teens in the United States aged 15–19 were killed and more than 350,000 were treated in emergency departments for injuries suffered in motor-vehicle crashes. Young people ages 15-24 represent only 14% of the U.S. population. However, they account for 30% ($19 billion) of the total costs of motor vehicle injuries among males and 28% ($7 billion) of the total costs of motor vehicle injuries among females.
Parents cannot count on others to teach their teens the dangers they face when they were on the highways and byways of Tennessee. Teens don’t learn to drive in driver’s education classes, they learn to drive when Mom and Dad give them the car keys to the family car and send them out on their own. Some say experience is the best teacher but the problem with experience as a teacher is that you get the test before you get the lesson.
If you or a loved one is killed or injured in a Nashville automobile accident by a teen driver contact the experienced Nashville automobile accident attorney’s at Phillip Miller & Associates for a free consultation to learn about your rights and remedies.
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