A teenager was driving and another was killed on 19 February, Chester County, PA. According to Philly.com, a 17-year-old was driving a pickup truck and drove into oncoming traffic, striking a 19-year-old woman driving a BMW. According to police, excessive speeding by pickup truck driver was probably a factor in fatal accident.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), car crashes are the leading cause of death for teenagers in the United States, are responsible for more than one in three deaths in this age group. In 2009, eight adolescents ages 16 to 19 died every day from injuries sustained in car accidents. Teen drivers ages 16 to 19 are four times more likely than older drivers to crash.
In Pennsylvania, there were 29.091 drivers ages 16 to 20, who were involved in accidents in 2009. There were about 32, 669 failures related to speed, with 538 deaths. Speeding is a contributing factor in more than 30 percent of fatal traffic accidents in the United States.
Legislators have tried to reduce teen driving deaths have DUI checkpoints, text messaging and cell phone legislation, limiting the number of adolescents permitted to ride in the car with a young driver and much more.
If your loved one has recently been injured or killed in a car accident in Pennsylvania, you have the right to claim compensation from drivers careless for lost loved ones. Is in your best interest to keep the services of an experienced lawyer who will examine all circumstances of the accident to determine if the other pilot acted negligently or if there were other factors in the accident. Contact the car accident lawyers of Pennsylvania in Cherry Fieger & Marciano, LLP today for a free assessment of your case.
0 comments:
Post a Comment