Fatal Tennessee Child Fatality

It may sound like a one time event when a wife jumps out of a tractor-trailer as it rolls down an interstate highway and gets run over by the trailer wheels. But, an Arkansas highway fatality involving a Tennessee married couple is the second such fatal accident, with these very same facts, that I have reported on this year.

According to local media reports a 45-year-old woman was riding with her husband when she opened the door of the truck’s cab and jumped out. Accident investigators are investigating the circumstances surrounding the why and the how of her death.

In another tragic Tennessee highway fatality a Chattanooga man is charged with vehicular homicide after his one-year-old baby son died of head injuries following a high speed loss of control accident. The child was not secured in a child safety seat when the speeding vehicle went out of control, flipped over and crashed into an embankment.

The use of safety belts, child restraint safety seats and child booster seats, is required by Tennessee law. They can help save you and your passengers’ lives in the event of a traffic crash.

If you or a loved one is injured or killed in a Tennessee automobile accident contact the experienced Nashville automobile accident attorneys at Phillip Miller & Associates and find out about your rights and remedies.

The National Highway Safety Administration has announced National Child Passenger Safety Week during the period September 12-18, 2009

Securing our Most Precious Cargo is the theme of this special week to highlight child motor vehicle safety. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among children ages 2 to 14, due in large part to the nonuse or improper use of child seats and seat belts. Working with parents and our partners our goal is to ensure every child is properly secured and safe every trip, every time.

Parents – Not Sure Which Car Seat to Use?

Are you looking for a new car seat for your infant, toddler or 4-8 year old child but overwhelmed by the choices and worried about how to properly install your car seat? The following links in the 4 Steps for Kids campaign will help you properly choose and install the correct car seat for your child.To link to pages with specific information regarding children of all ages click on the following categories. For Babies, Toddlers, Kids (4-8), Age 8 and up.

Is your child safety seat properly installed?

Click HERE to find the child seat inspection station nearest you. Trained child seat inspectors will verify – free of charge – the installation of your child seat.

As an experienced Tennessee car accident lawyer my staff and I at Phillip Miller & Associates highly recommend that you take some time and visit the links in this blog and share the information with friends and family. Children truly are our most precious resource and a couple of minutes spent looking over this information might save lives.