Car accidents occur at the rate of one every few minutes somewhere in the United States. All too often they result in injury and death to the driver and his or her passengers.
Perhaps the saddest thing about this problem is that in many cases it could have been avoided with a little caution and defensive driving - or by making better choices. For instance, had one of the persons not driven after drinking alcohol - or had simply been paying attention to the road instead of driving distractedly. Consider the following incidents.
In another state the highway patrol called an accident - in which a mother and three of her children were killed instantly on their way to school - 'horrific'. Her compact car was hit head-on by a box truck.
An investigation into the cause of the accident is pending.
Four teens returning from their spring-break trip were killed instantly when a truck driver crossed the line and hit their vehicle head on. It was found that the truck driver was legally intoxicated at the time of the accident.
Two young men decided that a morning drag race between traffic lights on their way to school would be a 'lark'. Both drivers were killed when they lost control of their vehicles. One wound up crashing into a light pole and the other hit the vehicle of a compact car driven by a woman on her way to work. She sadly lost her life as well.
Many accidents can be avoided by defensive driving, please teach your children how to drive friendly!
Greg Baumgartner is a Houston semi truck accident attorney and the founder of the Baumgartner law firm, which is dedicated to helping injury victims seek civil justice. For a free no obligation consultation with a Texas injury lawyer call the Baumgartner firm.
