Reduced Fatalities

Usually there is nothing good about two Tennessee highway fatalities over the period of one weekend, but when the weekend is the Christmas Holiday and in previous years there were up to 22 people killed during this same period, and neither of the fatalities were alcohol related there is room for hope.

According to a news release from the Tennessee Department of Safety a Savannah, Tennessee man, Jerry Paulk, 65, was killed when his vehicle veered off of the road and rolled over into a ravine filled with water.  Thursday morning a 90 year-old Bradley County man, Edward LaMarche, was crossing a street in his motorized wheelchair when he was struck by  car.

Although two families lost loved ones, the good news is that fatalities are way down from what they had been. This seems to be a trend, and one that State officials can take credit for. Fatalities were also down during the 2009 Thanksgiving holiday weekend, dropping from 10 in 2008 to seven this year.

If you or a loved one is injured or killed in a Tennessee automobile accident contact the experienced Nashville car crash attorney’s at Phillip Miller & Associates and take advantage of a free consultation to learn about your rights and remedies.