Why Wasn’t This Tennessee Driver Wearing Her Seatbelt?
Buckle Up Or Die
So, what do you think was going on when a 28-year-old woman who is driving along a US Highway when she left the road, sideswiped a guardrail, crossed to the other side of the roadway, hit another guardrail, flipped and rolled down a steep embankment? Another question her family and friends are going to be asking themselves is why didn’t she take a moment and secure her seat belt? She was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators said that an autopsy will be performed but the didn’t think that alcohol was a factor.
Distraction from the primary task of driving could present a serious and potentially deadly danger. In 2008, 5,870 people lost their lives and an estimated 515,000 people were injured in police-reported crashes in which at least one form of driver distraction was reported on the crash report.
As an experienced Nashville automobile accident attorney we 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.
If you or a loved one is injured or killed in a Tennessee car crash 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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