Means Stop

As an experienced Nashville automobile accident lawyer I can tell you that one driver runs a stop sign or a red light at a busy intersection only a huge amount of luck can help them. This past week lady luck didn’t show up for a Nashville man who ran a stop sign and hit another car, and that car hit a motorcycle.

The first driver wasn’t through with bad luck, as he returned to his car he stopped to light a cigarette and was hit by a van. According to a local media report a witness said, “He went 15, 16 feet in the air, come down on his hand, landed right on his head, you can still see the blood on the street where he landed.”

An octagon shaped red sign always means stop. This sign is the only eight-sided sign on the highway. It always means that there is danger. It will always be red with white lettering. It tells you that you are approaching an important street or highway and that you must bring your car to a complete stop, not going beyond the crosswalk. IF you cannot see, then proceed cautiously to a point where you can see, and then go only if you can do so safely.

If you or a loved one is injured or killed in a Tennessee red light running crash, you owe it to yourself and your family to contact an experienced Tennessee automobile accident lawyer like those that you will find at Phillip Miller & Associates. Call for a free consultation so that you can learn about your rights and remedies.

Stop Means Stop

An octagon shaped red sign always means stop. This sign is the only eight-sided sign on the highway. It always means that there is danger. It will always be red with white lettering. It tells you that you are approaching an important street or highway and that you must bring your car to a complete stop, not going beyond the crosswalk. IF you cannot see, then proceed cautiously to a point where you can see, and then go only if you can do so safely.

If a driver is paying attention, and very well should be, whenever he comes to an intersection he should look for the sign and pedestrians. Murfreesboro Tennessee police investigators will have to wonder why a driver failed to stop and entered a busy intersection and was T-boned by a police officer.

Driver inattention is the leading factor in most crashes. Nearly 80 percent of crashes and 65 percent of near-crashes involved some form of driver inattention within three seconds before the event.  Primary causes of driver inattention are distracting activities,

Preventing injuries and deaths at intersections should be a high priority for towns and cities. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that in 2005 alone, nearly 9,200 people died and approximately one million people were injured in intersection-related crashes that account for approximately 40-45 percent of all crashes.

The lesson here for Nashville drivers is that you must keep all of your attention on the acting of driving and avoid distractions. You never know when another driver is going to fall asleep, have a medical emergency or get distracted and leave their lane and initiate a deadly collision.

If you or a loved one is injured or killed in a intersection-related crashes by a distracted driver or a case like the present one that will require an experienced Tennessee automobile accident lawyer contact the lawyers at Phillip Miller & Associates for a free consultation to learn about your rights and remedies.

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Dangerous Drivers

Jordon Royce Pumphrey, 22, of Rogersville, Tennessee is a good example of why I counsel my readers to be constantly vigilant for the dangers lurking on the highways of Tennessee. It seems Mr. Pumphrey makes bad decisions, decisions that can be fatal to others who happen to cross his path. According to the Kingsport Times-News Mr. Pumphrey was arrested Saturday for DUI and drug charges. He was already awaiting trial and out on bond on felony charges for aggravated burglary and theft.

According to the article, police clocked Mr. Pumphrey driving 71 mph in a 55 mph zone all the while weaving erratically. During the conversation with the driver police noted that he seemed disoriented and he admitted to taking Lortab , a narcotic, for pain. While the police were sobriety testing him they noticed that he had something in his hands. That something turned out to be pills that he immediately popped into his mouth and swallowed.

Now, I’m no psychologist, but judging by his actions this night, I’d venture to say that there is something wrong with Mr. Pumphrey. As an experienced Nashville automobile accident attorney I have spoken with many police officers from around the state and they tell me that there are thousands of people who fit into the same category as this man in every corner of the state.

So, how do we protect ourselves from people like this? The first thing we can do is for each of us to obey the Tennessee Rules of The Road so that the police can concentrate on these dangerous types. Obey the speed limit, stop at red lights and stop signs, yield the right of way and by all means, avoid distractions and pay attention to what you are doing when you are behind the wheel of a motor vehicle. If you see someone driving dangerously pull over and use your cell phone and call *847 and report the driver to the State Troopers. As individuals we also need to become involved in our community and, along with our friends and neighbors, make sure that our public officials know that we want them to do everything they can to keep these people off of the streets.

If you or a loved one is injured in an automobile accident contact our experienced Tennessee automobile accident attorney’s at Phillip Miller & Associates and find out everything you need to protect your rights and remedies.