Nashville Personal Injury Law Blog

Distracted driving – especially electronic related – is a widely concerning public safety hazard. Despite stricter laws and publicity campaigns, we continue to see drivers around us using their phones while behind the wheel. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nine people are killed and thousands more injured each day across the country.

Anything can create a distraction while driving – other passengers, a pet, food – but the CDC finds that texting is by far the most dangerous. Texting combines three dangerous components while driving in that you take your eyes off the road, your hands off the wheel and your attention away from the road. In the seconds it takes to send a text, you travel the length of a football field if you’re traveling at 55 MPH.

There has been an increase in the number of traffic-related fatalities in Tennessee this year compared to data from the previous year. In 2017, 984 deaths were reported as a result of car accidents, and 1,014 fatalities have been reported in 2018. Authorities sadly anticipate that there may be more fatalities before the year comes to an end. Unfortunately, a single car crash recently added to the number of fatalities in Tennessee when two passengers were killed.

The events proceeding the accident are unknown. The sedan that crashed contained three passengers and a driver. At some point, it drove off of the interstate and into a wooded area. It came to a stop after striking a tree.

Families of deceased victims involved in motor vehicle accidents often find it overwhelming to process insurance claims, police reports, medical and burial expenses. In cases where the findings of an accident are complicated and difficult to understand, families may find the assistance of a personal injury attorney helpful when processing the aftermath of a fatal accident. The Tennessee Highway Patrol is currently investigating a crash involving a motorist and a bicycle rider that resulted in the rider's death.

Two men were traveling along the same road when the crash occurred. A 53-year-old man was driving a motor vehicle when he apparently messed with his cell phone. Distracted by his phone, he didn't realize he had traveled outside of his lane. He crashed into the bicycle of a 51-year-old man.

A Tennessee State trooper witnessed and helped rescue a victim from a recent horrific motor vehicle collision. The crash occurred between a public school bus and an SUV. Sadly, the driver of the SUV suffered serious personal injury and remains under medical care. 

A trooper was nearby when he witnessed the crash. Reportedly, the school bus pulled out into the path of the SUV, resulting in the collision. Fortunately, the bus driver was on his way to pick up elementary aged students, and no children were on the bus at the time of the accident.