Reckless driver lives while passenger dies.
The Knoxville News Sentinel reported that speed was a factor in a fatal one-car crash in rural Karns Tennessee. Tennessee automobile accident lawyers see this situation far too often. The driver speeds and loses control and a passenger, possibly a family member or friend pays with his life. Nearly 1/3rd of accident fatalities involve speeding.
A 22 year old man was driving a 1994 Acura at a high rate of speed on a narrow two lane road when he lost control, left to road and hit a tree on the passenger side. His forty-four year old friend and neighbor was pinned in the car and died at the scene. The passenger was wearing his seatbelt but the driver was not. The driver was taken to the University of Tennessee Medical Center and released later.
There is no question that use of seat belts save lives, but instances like this tend to reinforce those who want to deny the science and statistics. There is no doubt that seat belts save lives. This was an unfortunate death where the passenger was trapped in the car. We can be glad that someone survived, nothing would have been proven by the death of the 22 year old driver. We can only hope that this lucky young man appreciates this gift of life, and lives the rest of his life paying back for what he has taken away from the family and friends of his passenger.
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