Car/House Crashes-Are We In An Epidemic?

It’s Deja Vous all over again. This morning I blogged about the recent spate of automobile/house collisions we here in Tennessee are experiencing. What to my surprise when I pick up one of Nashville media reports and see that another collision was avoided only because the car hit a tree that a saved the house.

In addition to the house/car collisions we have seen a number of Hit & Run accident in the last several weeks and this article made clear that we have both in one incident. The driver of the vehicle in question was most probably drunk and speeding in a residential neighborhood when he lost control of his car, left the roadway, and flipped over several times before slamming into the tree. The driver then fled the scene.

Drunk drivers are a trip, their thinking patterns are all screwed up. This guy leaves the ultimate in evidence at the scene, a car registered in his name, and presumes he’s going to get away with it. Drunk drivers put everyone on the road in danger, especially during holiday season, which often combines travel with multiple opportunities to consume alcohol. Driving is both a privilege and a responsibility. Every alcohol-related fatality is preventable, and it is everyone’s responsibility to make the right decision before getting behind the wheel.

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.

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Aggressive Driving Kills

Clarksville, Tennessee police are searching for the driver of a car who caused a deadly wreck on I-24 on Wednesday night. According to local media reports a truck and a car were traveling westbound on I-24. One was in the right lane, the other in the left lane when a third car approached them from the rear at a high rate of speed weaving in and out of traffic. The third car went around the two others even though there wasn’t a lane.

As a result, the two vehicles almost collided, and in trying to avoid a crash, a 38-year-old Tennessee man lost control of his Ford F-150 pickup, rolled over and flipped the man’s 14-year-old daughter was hurt in the crash. Both were wearing their seatbelts. Our prayers go out to the family and friends of this innocent victim of an aggressive driver.

Most experienced Tennessee Car accident lawyers think of  aggressive driving as certain driving behaviors, such as speeding, tailgating, or violating traffic control devices. Aggressive driving has emerged as a real threat to the safety of motorists. That’s why the Tennessee Highway Patrol takes a hard stance against any motorist who demonstrates aggressive, dangerous activities while driving in our state.

The public also plays a role in making roadways safer.  If you’re a witness to, or victim of road rage or any other form of aggressive driving, report it by dialing *847.  Never retaliate or react in a manner that causes more danger. Slow down and let the other driver pass.  When it’s safe to use your cell phone, call *847 and provide them with your location, a description of the vehicle and details regarding the aggressive driving behavior.

If you or a loved one is involved in a Tennessee automobile accident involving an aggressive or  road rage driver it is critical that you contact the experienced Nashville automobile accident attorneys at Phillip Miller & Associates and take advantage of a free consultation to find out about your rights and remedies.

In An Accident - Wait For Police

When a Tennessee driver is involved in an automobile accident the law requires that they stay at the scene until released by emergency responders. A hit and run driver in Smyrna failed to follow that rule and led police on a high-speed chase Sunday that ended when the suspect crashed his car through a business.

The incident began when the driver of an sport-utility vehicle hit another car at an intersection then drove off. Witnesses saw the driver flee and took chase while calling the police. The chase ended in Antioch when the driver lost control and drove into a garden center. The initial Hit & Run victim was injured and transported to a local hospital.

The majority of cases of Hit & Run involve someone is a car hitting a pedestrian. Hit & Run drivers are, in my consideration, the worst kind of human being. Most H&R drivers are under the influence of alcohol, others have already run afoul of the law and have lost their driving privileges, yet they continue to get behind the wheel and ignore the rules. The driver in this incident ran off after hitting the building. Police know who he is and are looking for him.

Many H&R drivers are trying to avoid detection because they don’t have insurance and they don’t want to face the responsibility for their actions. No matter which category they fall into they are the very worst type of person, someone who will leave an injured or dying pedestrian lying in the street.

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.

Watch For Pedestrians

A pedestrian was killed and another was seriously injured early when they were struck by a Ford Ranger pickup truck on Interstate 40 near the Walker Springs Road exit. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

According to the  police report, the victim’s car had run out of gas and they were walking on the right-hand shoulder of the interstate toward the exit when the Ford Ranger crossed onto the shoulder and struck the two victims. The driver continued on and was located with the Ford Ranger a short time later on Walker Springs Road a short distance from the ramp, according to the police report.

According to the report, in the last 15 years, more than 76,000 Americans have been killed while crossing or walking along a street in their community. More than 43,000 Americans – including 3,906 children under 16 have been killed this decade alone. This is the equivalent of a jumbo jet going down roughly every month, yet it receives nothing like the kind of attention that would surely follow such a disaster.

The majority of cases of Hit & Run involve someone is a car hitting a pedestrian. This man added a different twist. Hit & Run drivers are, in my consideration, the worst kind of human being. Most H&R drivers are under the influence of alcohol, others have already run afoul of the law and have lost their driving privileges, yet they continue to get behind the wheel and ignore the rules.

Many H&R drivers are trying to avoid detection because they don’t have insurance and they don’t want to face the responsibility for their actions. No matter which category they fall into they are the very worst type of person, someone who will leave an injured or dying pedestrian lying in the street.

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.

Hit & Run Victim

An 18-year-old Nashville woman, the victim of a Hit & Run crash involving a tractor-trailer, is lucky to be alive today. The collision happened at the intersection of I-40 and I-24, when the woman in her Mini-Cooper entered I-24 and was rammed and pushed for some distance by the speeding tractor-trailer before he ran her off of the road and into a steel guardrail.

Numerous witnesses stopped to help the young woman but the truck driver sped away like the coward he/she is. Hit & Run drivers are, in my consideration, the worst kind of human being. Most H&R drivers are under the influence of alcohol, others have already run afoul of the law and have lost their driving privileges, yet they continue to get behind the wheel and ignore the rules.

Many H&R drivers are trying to avoid detection because they don’t have insurance and they don’t want to face the responsibility for their actions. No matter which category they fall into they are the very worst type of person, someone who will leave an injured or dying pedestrian lying in the street.

If you or a loved one is injured or killed by a Nashville hit & run driver recovering damages for your loss can be a tricky proposition and you will need an experienced Nashville automobile accident attorney to help you protect your rights. At Phillip Miller & Associates we can help you.

Hit & Run

As an experienced Tennessee automobile accident attorney I would bet you the ranch that the driver of a red truck that hit a Bradley County Tennessee school bus and fled the scene was driving drunk, or without a driver’s license. The bus was for special needs children and fortunately no one was injured.

Each day, some 480,000 school buses transport more than 26 million children to and from school and school related activities, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. An average of 19 school-age children die in school transportation-related traffic crashes each year – five occupants of school buses and 14 pedestrians. Most of those killed are children five to seven years old.

Hit & Run drivers are, in my consideration, the worst kind of human being. Most H&R drivers are under the influence of alcohol, others have already run afoul of the law and have lost their driving privileges, yet they continue to get behind the wheel and ignore the rules. Many H&R drivers are trying to avoid detection because they don’t have insurance and they don’t want to face the responsibility for their actions. No matter which category they fall into they are the very worst type of person, someone who will leave an injured or dying pedestrian lying in the street.

If you are the victim of a Nashville or Tennessee automobile accident we urge you to contact our Nashville 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.

Hit & Run Driver

The Philosopher Forrest Gump often quoted the immortal words of his mother, “Stupid is as stupid does.” How aptly this fits the Nashville man who caused a serious automobile accident at the intersection of Old Hickory Blvd. and Charlotte Ave. yesterday.

This driver and a friend started off down the “stupid trail” by stealing beer from a conveniences store and then speeding off to avoid capture. During his flight he rammed into the rear end of  a vehicle that had stopped at the intersection. The two people in the other car were seriously injured and the driver’s partner in crime was trapped in the wreckage.

Being the man that he is, the driver fled the area on foot, adding to the list of charges he faces when he is captured. But then, “stupid is as stupid does.”

If you or anyone you know has been injured or killed in a Tennessee car accident, please contact Nashville injury attorney Phillip Miller and the Tennessee personal injury attorneys at Phillip Miller and Associates at (615) 356-2000.

One last thing: If you are hurt and have any questions at all, contact our office at (615) 356-2000. Don’t delay. Cases involving personal injury or death in Tennessee must be acted on quickly. Time is running. Call for an appointment, if it’s bad enough that you need to read this far into a website blog, it’s bad enough to get an attorney involved.

It never pays to think that you have seen it all. Reference a Kingsport Tennessee driver who admitted drinking 30 beers, I know, you ask why would anyone drink 30 beers, but that’s a subject for another Blog, and then ran into a house and fled the scene. That’s right, he hit a house.

Unfortunately, for this driver he left evidence at the scene that linked him to the crime, his son. You heard me, he left his 22-year-old son who was a passenger in the van. The police located and arrested the man shortly after the crime and charged him with DUI, leaving the scene of an accident and reckless driving. I suppose the driver will tell the court that the house stepped off of the curb in front of him.

If you or a loved one are injured or killed in a Tennessee auto accident caused by a drunken Hit & Run driver, contact the experienced Nashville personal injury lawyers at Phillip Miller & Associates.

Hit & Run Driver

When a Tennessee driver is involved in an automobile accident the law requires that he stay at the scene until released by emergency responders. An Elizabethton man was involved in a serious auto accident that left his passenger in critical condition and he ran off leaving his friend to fend for himself. He was speeding and driving at 1 AM without headlights. The passenger had not buckled in his seat belt.

The next day he turned himself in to authorities who charged him with aggravated assault, felony reckless endangerment and leaving the scene of an accident involving death or injury.

The majority of cases of Hit & Run involve someone is a car hitting a pedestrian. This man added a different twist. Hit & Run drivers are, in my consideration, the worst kind of human being. Most H&R drivers are under the influence of alcohol, others have already run afoul of the law and have lost their driving privileges, yet they continue to get behind the wheel and ignore the rules. Many H&R drivers are trying to avoid detection because they don’t have insurance and they don’t want to face the responsibility for their actions. No matter which category they fall into they are the very worst type of person, someone who will leave an injured or dying pedestrian lying in the street.

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.

Most Hit & Run Drivers Are Intoxicated

As an experienced Tennessee automobile accident attorney, no matter how much care we put into our driving there are always those people out there who should never be allowed behind the wheel of a motor vehicle. Reference a Hit & Run case out of Murfreesboro, Tennessee last weekend in which the victim was sitting at a stop light on Middle Tennessee Blvd. when a drunk driver slammed into her driver side door and rolled her car on it’s side. The driver fled the scene.

Witnesses reported a description of the vehicle to the authorities and yesterday Rutherford County Sheriff Department officers arrested Kyle Hendrix who admitted that he was involved in the crash and investigators believe he was intoxicated at the time.

Hit & Run drivers are, in my consideration, the worst kind of human being. Most H&R drivers are under the influence of alcohol, others have already run afoul of the law and have lost their driving privileges, yet they continue to get behind the wheel and ignore the rules.

Many H&R drivers are trying to avoid detection because they don’t have insurance and they don’t want to face the responsibility for their actions. No matter which category they fall into they are the very worst type of person, someone who will leave an injured or dying pedestrian lying in the street.

If you are the victim of a Nashville or Tennessee automobile accident we urge you to contact our Tennessee 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.