As an experienced Nashville auto accident lawyer when a driver pulls out into the path of an oncoming ambulance, lights flashing, sirens engaged, you have to ask yourself, what in the world was the driver doing that so distracted them from the task at hand. In Tennessee you must yield the right-of-way to a police vehicle, fire engine, ambulance or other emergency vehicle using a siren, air horn or a red or blue flashing light.

Reference a Rutherford County Tennessee accident in which the car driver did exactly that. I suspect that when investigators look carefully at the cell phone and texting records of this grossly negligent driver they are going to find that this driver was engrossed in the electronic world and absent without leave from the world of the highways and byways of Tennessee. The ambulance rolled over and four people were taken to the hospital. Luckily no one was seriously injured.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 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, such as cell phone use, and drowsiness.

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If you or someone you love has been hurt in a serious Tennessee car accident due to somebody else’s negligence, then you may be feeling angry, frightened, or even alone in your suffering.

There is no reason for you to bear your burden alone.  The experience of a Tennessee auto accident is traumatic enough and your recovery will bring its own challenges.  You don’t need the added stress of worrying about who will pay for the medical care you need, how your car will be repaired, and if the individuals responsible for your suffering will be brought to justice.  This is the time to call Phillip Miller & Associates, the law firm of local Tennessee attorneys and staff who for the past 25 years have dedicated their lives to protecting the rights of injured men, women, and children in Tennessee.