Drinking + No Seat Belts = Death

According to local media reports the TSP determined that the two Greenbriar, Tennessee men involved in a one-car roadway departure collision had been drinking and were not wearing their seatbelts.

The reports went on to say that the men were driving in a a Jeep Wrangler were heading southbound on Highway 49 when the driver lost control of the vehicle near the Owens Chapel Road intersection. The Jeep veered off the left side of the road and rolled over, ejecting the two men inside.

The 22-year-old passenger was killed and the other man was treated and released. Since the vehicle was registered to the injured man, criminal charges will probably be brought. The sad part of this whole incident is that TSP Investigators believe that both men would have survived had they been wearing their seat belts.

On average a human being loses their life at the hands of a drunk driver every 45 minutes. In 2008, an estimated 11,773 people died in drunk driving related crashes, a decline of 9.8 percent from the 13,041 drunk driving related fatalities of 2007. Tennessee law requires the use of seat belts. An overwhelming number of studies show that seat belts, when used correctly, save lives.

If you are the victim of a Nashville or Tennessee automobile accident we urge you to contact our car accident attorneys today for a free consultation. When you hire an auto accident attorney from Phillip Miller & Associates, you’re getting a qualified and dedicated lawyer. Details about our attorneys and staff can be found by viewing our website at www.seriousinjury.com where you can get to know the men and women who will be looking out for your best interest. Call 615-356-2000.

Drunk Driving Kills

The Tennessee roadway departure fatalities just keep on coming. A Nashville woman was killed after the car she was riding in went into the ditch, flipped, smashed into a wall and flipped again.

The woman was killed in the Roane County, Tennessee crash, while the driver, her husband, was seriously injured. Neither one was wearing a seat belt. Drug and alcohol tests have been requested. Investigating officers must have had a suspicion that alcohol was involved to ask for blood alcohol (BACs) level tests.

Alcohol was a factor in 10,839 highway deaths in 2009. In the past two decades, it accounted for 268,442 deaths. And 10 percent of people in the United States recently admitted to being drunk behind the wheel in the past year, a poll found.

Drunk driving is one of America’s deadliest crimes. In Tennessee in 2008, 327 people were killed in crashes where the driver or motorcyclist had a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08 or higher.

If you or a loved one is injured or killed in a Nashville automobile accident by a drunk driver contact the experienced Nashville automobile accident attorney’s at Phillip Miller & Associates and take advantage of a free consultation so that you can get a complete picture of your rights and remedies.

Drink and Drive and Pay The Price

A 45-year-old Gainesboro, Tennessee woman who was allegedly intoxicated when she ran a stop sign and caused a traffic crash, in November of 2010, that left one dead and several others injured has been indicted by the Putnam grand jury. She is charged with vehicular homicide and six counts of aggravated assault in the case, according to local media reports

Drunk driving is one of America’s deadliest crimes. In Tennessee in 2008, 327 people were killed in crashes where the driver or motorcyclist had a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08 or higher. That is down from 377 people killed in 2007 with a BAC of .08 or higher.

If you are a loved one is injured or killed in a Tennessee car accident caused by a drunk driver you owe it to yourself to contact an experienced Nashville auto accident lawyer like those at Phillip Miller & Associates and take advantage of a free consultation to find out about your rights and remedies.

Drinking and Driving Can Ruin Lives

As an experienced Nashville automobile accident attorney, I’ve seen many tragic automobile related fatalities, but a recent Johnson City death case is right at the top of the list. A 71-year-old man went to bed Sunday night like he did every day. Feeling safe in bed he drifted off to sleep.

Several hours later, as he slept, he was killed by a drunk driver. How could this be, you say? The answer is that a 24-year-old woman who had consumed a large quantity of alcohol at several Johnson City drinking establishments, lost control of her car and crashed into the apartment building where the man was sleeping.

The woman was arraigned the following morning on one count of vehicular homicide by intoxication. She readily admitted that she had had a number of drinks prior to the accident. My prayers go out to the family and friends of this gentleman as they try to make sense of this tragedy.

The woman was appointed a public defender and my first thought was that since she wasn’t charged or cited for failure to have insurance, that the family might be able to recover damages for their loss. The other thought was that there were several drinking establishments involved in the process of the young woman getting intoxicated and there might just be a claim under the Tennessee Dram Shop Law. This is a rather complicated area of the law and will require experienced legal help.

The family should consider contacting an experienced group of Tennessee automobile accident attorneys like those that you will find at Phillip Miller & Associates, to handle these complicated matters.

As an experienced Tennessee auto accident attorney I have begun to notice a shift in attitudes about drunk drivers involved in fatal accidents. I support the shift to harsher penalties especially for multiple offenders. Once you have been given a chance and you keep doing the same thing, putting the lives of your passengers and others on the road in jeopardy, we, as a society, ought to swing a heavy hammer.

A recent case I read about out of Texas makes my point. A 37-year-old Palestine man has been sentenced to 50 years in prison by a local state district judge after being found guilty of intoxication manslaughter earlier this year by an Anderson County jury. The man was legally drunk and had two prior felony convictions. The judge gave him the maximum sentence.

Drunk Driving

In Tennessee in 2008, 327 people were killed in crashes where the driver or motorcyclist had a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08 or higher. That is down from 377 people killed in 2007 with a BAC of .08 or higher. Over the 2008 Labor Day holiday, 12 people were killed in 10 fatal crashes on Tennessee roadways, down from 17 people killed on Tennessee roadways in 2007.

When it comes to drinking and driving this experienced Nashville automobile accident attorney knows that stupid is as stupid does. First of all, for people who haven’t been paying attention, it’s stupid to get behind the wheel when you have been consuming alcohol. It’s stupid to get behind the wheel under the influence and speed. And stupider and stupider, if you hit a pedestrian, man up and accept the consequences. Stop immediately and render aide to the poor pedestrian that you hit. Put your selfish interests aside and call 911. Things might get unpleasant but they could get worse.

If you or a loved one is injured or killed in a Tennessee automobile accident casued by a drunk driver you owe it to yourself to contact the experienced Tennessee automobile accident attorneys at Phillip Miller & Associates for a free consultation to determine your rights and remedies.

Drunken Driving Fatality

A Nashville man decided to drive drunk.  Little did he know that that decision would forever alter his life and end the life of another man. An article on the website of WSMV TV reports that Timothy Rush, 34, has been charged with vehicular homicide, reckless endangerment and DUI following a fatal crash. According to the article Rush ran a stop sign and T-boned a car driven by Calvin Miller, Jr., 29, who was rushed to Vanderbilt Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. My prayers go out to the family and friends of Mr. Miller. A witness said that after the collision Rush tried to drive away but he hit a power pole. A third vehicle was involved but neither the driver nor the passenger were injured.

Drunk driving is one of America’s deadliest crimes. In Tennessee in 2008, 327 people were killed in crashes where the driver or motorcyclist had a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08 or higher. That is down from 377 people killed in 2007 with a BAC of .08 or higher.

If you or a loved one is injured or killed in a Tennessee automobile accident caused by a drunk driver and you hope to recover all of the damages the law allows you need to consult with an experienced Tennessee automobile accident attorney like those at Phillip Miller & Associates. We offer a free consultation so that you can gain the information you will need to face this odyssey through the legal system.

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Driving Drunk And No Seatbelt

It was 2 AM and he tried to do the right thing, turning his car keys over to another person when he realized that he had had too much to drink, but his good intentions cost him his life. You see, the 39-year-old Sevier County Tennessee man gave his keys to the woman he had been drinking with, and who was, according to local media reports, as drunk or drunker than he was.

His second, and probably his most fatal mistake, was that he failed to use his seatbelt, so when his friend veered off the road, overcorrected and hit a tree, he was killed.

As an experienced Nashville car accident lawyer I want to remind you that driving with a BAC of .08 or higher is illegal in every state. If you follow my blog you will see that in Tennessee we continue to see a tragic number of people with debilitating injuries and deaths as a result of impaired driving. This careless disregard for human life must stop.

Drunk driving is one of America’s deadliest crimes. In Tennessee in 2008, 327 people were killed in crashes where the driver or motorcyclist had a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08 or higher. That is down from 377 people killed in 2007 with a BAC of .08 or higher. Over the 2008 Labor Day holiday, 12 people were killed in 10 fatal crashes on Tennessee roadways, down from 17 people killed on Tennessee roadways in 2007.

If you are a loved one is injured or killed in a Tennessee car accident caused by a drunk driver you owe it to yourself to contact an experienced Nashville auto accident lawyer like those at Phillip Miller & Associates and take advantage of a free consultation to find out about your rights and remedies.

Tennessee Drunk Driving Fatality

As an experienced Tennessee automobile accident lawyer I use my blog to educate and warn my readers of the dangers they face on the highways and byways of Tennessee. I also try to suggest solutions they may employ to stay safe while behind the wheel. One of the other things I do with my blog is to name the number one driver each year who should never be allowed behind the wheel again.

Ladies and gentlemen, we have a candidate. Reference recent articles in local Nashville media reporting on a fatal accident caused by a drunken driver on a Nashville highway the other day. Apparently an alert citizen reported that a seriously drunken man left a local pizza restaurant and got into his car. The police found the guy on the side of the Clarksville Highway passed out behind the wheel. When police officers knocked on the window to get his attention, he awoke and sped off.

A short time later this jerk lost control and crossed the double yellow line and smashed head-on into a car driven by 49-year-old man who was pronounced dead at the scene. This guy has used up all of his privileges to be a free man. To top it off the drunken man was not wearing his seatbelt and was thrown through the windshield upon impact and is hospitalized in serious condition. The vehicle had not been reported stolen and the man has prior convictions in Nashville for attempted murder and multiple thefts in Davidson and Rutherford counties. My prayers go out to the innocent victim of this senseless act.

If you follow my blog you will see that in Tennessee we continue to see a tragic number of people with debilitating injuries and deaths as a result of impaired driving. This careless disregard for human life must stop. Drunk driving is one of America’s deadliest crimes. In Tennessee in 2008, 327 people were killed in crashes where the driver or motorcyclist had a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08 or higher.

If you or a loved one is involved in a Tennessee automobile accident caused by a drunk driver contact the experienced Nashville automobile accident lawyers at Phillip Miller & Associates and find out about your rights and remedies.

As an experienced Tennessee motorcycle accident attorney I can tell you right off that a high powered motorcycle, alcohol and high speed on an Interstate highway is a recipe for disaster. So it was for a White House woman who was a passenger on such a motorcycle. According to local media sources the woman fell off of the speeding motorcycle and was hit by several cars on the interstate. Charges are pending against the driver.

As an experienced Tennessee accident lawyer I want to remind you that driving with a BAC of .08 or higher is illegal in every state. If you follow my blog you will see that in Tennessee we continue to see a tragic number of people with debilitating injuries and deaths as a result of drunk driving.

Motorcycles made up nearly 3 percent of all registered vehicles in the United States in 2006 and accounted for only 0.4 percent of all vehicle miles traveled. Per vehicle mile traveled in 2006, motorcyclists were about 35 times more likely than passenger car occupants to die in a motor vehicle traffic crash and 8 times more likely to be injured.

Stories like these should remind us that when we get behind the wheel, or handle bars, of a motor vehicle we have to have our full attention on the task at hand. Driving while drunk doesn’t help our attention.

If you or a loved one is injured in a Tennessee motorcycle accident contact our experienced Nashville accident attorneys at Phillip Miller & Associates and learn about your rights and remedies.

Tennessee Drunk Driving Fatality

Several East Tennessee media sources reported on a tragic Tennessee automobile pickup truck collision that took the life on a 63-year-old Sequatchie man. For some reason Ms. Ruby Payne, 57, was, according to witnesses, swerving in and out of traffic on I-24. She lost control of her vehicle, left the roadway, overcorrected and crossed back into traffic and hit a Ford Pickup truck driven by John Taylor. The collision caused Mr. Taylor to leave the roadway, hit a ditch and roll several times.

Unfortunately, Mr. Taylor didn’t have his seatbelt on and was ejected from the vehicle and was dead at the scene. My prayers go out to the family and friends of Mr. Taylor for their terrible loss. My prayers also to Ms. Payne that she find peace and redemption for the tragedy she caused. I suspect that she will have plenty of time in jail to ponder that event.

Now I may be wrong, but from the facts set out in the media, which is all I have to go by, I would make the assumption that Ms. Payne was under the influence of either alcohol or drugs or that she was suffering some sort of medical emergency.

Drunk driving is one of America’s deadliest crimes. Here in Tennessee in 2008, 327 people were killed in crashes where the driver or motorcyclist had a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08 or higher. That is down from 377 people killed in 2007 with a BAC of .08 or higher.

On average, a human being is killed by a drunk driver every 45 minutes. In 2008, an estimated 11,773 people died in drunk driving related crashs a decline of 9.8 percent from the 13,041 drunk driving related fatalities of 2007.

If you or a loved one is injured or killed in a Nashville automobile accident by a drunk driver contact the experienced Nashville automobile accident attorney’s at Phillip Miller & Associates and take advantage of a free consultation so that you can get a complete picture of your rights and remedies