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Wrong Way Drivers Responsible for Hundreds of Auto Accident Fatalities

| Dec 11, 2012 | Wrongful Death

The National Transportation Safety Board released the findings from a study which revealed, the not surprising at all fact that, wrong way drivers are extremely dangerous and cause hundreds of auto accident fatalities each year across the country. The study also finds that the majority of wrong way drivers are intoxicated and operating their vehicle at two to three times the legal limit for alcohol.

I have written previous posts highlighting the danger of head-on collisions. Head-on accidents are among the most dangerous and life-threatening auto accidents that can occur because the speed and force of both vehicles impact directly into one another. Wrong-way drivers, whether on a side street, a main street, or in extreme cases, the highway, create a very high likelihood of a head-on collision.

When an operator is coming down the road in the wrong direction it can be very difficult to avoid collision for a number of reasons. For one, as drivers, we are unaccustomed to be on the lookout for wrong-way drivers. While we are trained to always keep our eye on the road, a driver coming the wrong way down the highway or down a one way is not something we are likely to look for. Second, even if we are aware of the wrong way driver it may be impossible to avoid collision. Perhaps there is no room to get out of the way (as in a tight one-way road) or the driver is coming to fast for you to take evasive action (as on the highway).

A car accident caused by a wrong-way driver is always a scary thing. I recently was retained by a woman who was struck by a man driving down the wrong way on Route 195 West in Fall River, Massachusetts. She turned her car abruptly at the last second and was able to avoid a direct head-on collision, but despite her bravery and quick thinking she still suffered a broken leg and ankle in the collision.

If you are injured in an accident caused by a wrong way driver you may be entitled to past and future medical bills lost wages and pain and suffering. My office specializes in car accident cases and complex injuries. Call
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