The Majority Of Highway Fatalities Take Place On Rural Roads-What’s The Deal?
Rural Roads Are Deadly
As an experienced Nashville car accident attorney I can assure you that high speed, alcohol, a winding 30 mph rural road and add a dash of no seatbelt and the end result is definitely going to add up to a dead driver. According to the Kingsport Times-News that’s just what happened to a Church Hill man injured in a single-vehicle accident Friday evening who died Saturday from the injuries. The article quoted Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper Billy Collier as saying “extremely high speed and alcohol were the main contributors to the accident.”
Wesley W. Mabe, 22, was driving under the influence of alcohol at a high rate of speed when he was unable to negotiate and curve in the rural road. According to the Trooper he left the road “struck a tree, a fence and another tree before coming to a final rest.” The Trooper said he was not wearing a seatbelt but that since there was no intrusions on the driver’s side of the car, a seatbelt might well have saved his life.
Rural road safety is a particular concern, because the majority of highway fatalities take place on rural roads. According to the Federal Highway Administration rural roads account for approximately 40 percent of the vehicle miles traveled in the U.S., but almost 57 percent of fatalities, even though just 23% of the US population live in rural areas. According to the latest data from National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), the fatality rate for rural crashes is more than twice the fatality rate in urban crashes. In 2007, 23,260 people were killed in rural motor vehicle crashes, accounting for 57 percent of all motor vehicle fatalities.
If you or a loved one is injured in a Tennessee automobile accident contact our experienced Tennessee accident lawyers at Phillip Miller & Associates and find out about your rights and remedies. Don’t try to take on the other persons insurance company on your own.
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