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Friday, December 26, 2008

Teens and Car Accidents

Jay Trucks & Associates have helped many auto accident victims gain the financial assistance they need to aid in their recovery. Unfortunately, for many teens, recovery is not an option. Four times more likely to be a fatal statistic in a car accident, teens should be better prepared before they set out for the challenges of the highway.


Crashes take place most frequently during the weekend, between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. Fifty percent of these car accidents are associated with either alcohol, drugs or both, and over 80 percent of all car accidents are connected to errors made by the driver. Statistics also appear to show that teenagers tend to ignore fundamental safety rules around going too fast or using seat belts (of those teenagers killed in a car accident, 60 percent were not wearing seat belts).


Five fatal mistakes have been identified:

  1. Not yielding to traffic
  2. Failing to adjust to weather or darkness
  3. Following too closely
  4. Ignoring the speed limit and not wearing a seat belt
  5. Using alcohol or drugs while driving


Twenty-five percent of teen male drivers killed in car accidents had high blood alcohol level concentration levels, but 16-year-old girls are as likely to die in crashes as their 16-year-old male counterparts.


If you or a loved one has been injured in an accident, learn what your rights are in the state of Michigan. Please contact the law firm of Jay Trucks & Associates, PC at 1-800-762-8623 to schedule a free consultation today.

posted by Patti at 1:01 PM

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