Tennessee Roadway Departure Crashes Are Becoming An Everyday Event
Avoid Distractions
Another, in a recent epidemic of fatal Tennessee one car automobile accident took the lives of two prominent Nashville businessmen the other night. As an experienced Nashville automobile accident attorney I know that these crashes are referred to as “Roadway Departure Crashes” (RDCs). The Federal Highway Administration defines a RDC as a non-intersection crash that occurs when a vehicle crosses an edge line or a centerline, or otherwise leaves the traveled way.
According to the Federal Highway Administration roadway departure crashes are frequently severe and account for the majority of highway fatalities. In 2008, there were 19,794 fatal roadway departure crashes resulting in 22,080 fatalities, which was 53 percent of the fatal crashes in the United States.
According to a local weekly newspaper Out An About the two men were driving home after attending the Human Rights Campaign dinner at the Loew’s Vanderbilt Plaza hotel when their car went off the road and struck a utility pole killing them both instantly. The article doesn’t mention whether they were wearing their seatbelts, but as the case in many RDCs, the vehicle appears to have left the road and the driver tried unsuccessfully to correct it and lost control. Toxicology tests are pending as the investigation continues. My thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of these gentlemen.
The lesson here for Nashville drivers is that you must keep all of your attention on the acting of driving and avoid distractions. If you or a loved one is injured or killed in a Tennessee automobile accident by a distracted or intoxicated driver you owe it to your self to contact the experienced Tennessee automobile accident attorneys at Phillip Miller & Associates and find out about your rights and remedies.
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