Tennessee Automobile Accident Lawyer Reports On a Distracted Driver Not Wearing His Seat Belt – A Fatal Combination
Distracted Driver - No Seat Belts - Fatal Result
As an experienced Tennessee automobile accident attorney it would be hard to argue that a 22-year-old Kentucky man, recently killed in a car accident, was paying attention to his driving. The facts are simple, the young man was on his way to work when he crossed into oncoming traffic and was hit by a truck. As the result of that collision he was ejected from his car and run down by another passing car and killed.
It would be hard to argue that he was paying attention when he got into his car that fateful morning, started the car and drove off without fastening his seat belt. Had he been wearing his seat belt when he was hit by the initial truck he might well have survived, but alas, he didn’t and he was ejected from his vehicle and hit by a third vehicle.
So many questions remain for his family and friends. What was he doing that distracted him from seeing an oncoming truck? He couldn’t have been paying attention or he wouldn’t have pulled directly into the path of the truck. Was it his cell phone, was he texting, adjusting the radio of GPS, or was he simply daydreaming? Why wasn’t he wearing his seat belt?
Statistics show that nearly 80 percent of crashes and 65 percent of near-crashes involve 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.
If you or a loved one is injured or killed in a Tennessee automobile accident caused by a distracted driver you owe it to your family to contact the experienced Tennessee automobile accident lawyers at Phillip Miller & Associates. Take advantage of a free consultation to find out everything you need to know to make a successful claim for damages.
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