Auto / Car / Vehicle Accidents
Thousands of people are injured in car wreck accidents every year, typically the result of reckless or negligent driving.
Victims of auto accidents often suffer in multiple ways:
1. Loss of health2. Loss of income
3. Loss in quality of life
4. Loss of time In 2008, there were 329 alcohol related fatalities, 266 of which included someone with a blood alcohol content over 0.08% (according to NHTSA - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration). In Arizona during 2007:
- 53% of fatal auto accidents involving death resulted from drivers veering off the roadway
- 40% of fatal auto accidents involved alcohol
- 33% of fatal auto accidents involved reckless driving
- 30% of fatal auto accidents involved high speeds
- 22% of fatal auto accidents occurred at an intersection
- 11% of fatal auto accidents involved a large truck
- 147 pedestrians and bicycle riders were killed by a vehicle
- Vehicle repair or replacement
- Other property damage
- Medical expenses both short-term and long-term (including medications and rehabilitation)
- Lost income
- Pain and suffering
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