Archive for the ‘car accident’ Category
Clarksville Car Spinning Tires Crashes into Home on Vanleer Street
October 6th, 2010 | 
Author: Monday, October 4th, a Tennessee driver in a truck crashed into the home of a Clarksville, Tennessee family on Vanleer Street.
It is reported that the driver was “spinning” his tires in the street. He let go of the brakes by accident’ fell to the side, and the truck crashed into the house.
A mother and two children were in the house in Clarksville at the time of the incident. The family escaped any immediate physical injuries, however, the crash left the bricks of their home scattered and huge cracks in the cinder block foundation, and the entire wall leaning over. I think they may get a little nervous after this whenever they hear squealing tires, whether inside a house or not.
After the accident, the driver got back into his vehicle, and fled the scene. Was he another Tennessee DUI driver or doing drugs?
Near residents say that there are usually kids playing in the yards of this neighborhood. It is very fortunate that no one was injured, or worse, in this accident. Boneheads like this one are a menace to innocent people and themselves. This level of immaturity and stupidity in any driver is unacceptable. Statistics show that drivers that are being careless, or just not paying close enough attention are 56% more apt to cause an accident, see here. Warrants have now been issued for the driver of the truck, but my concern is that the message won’t get through – there will be a deal and some fines and this bonehead will be back on the road again. Warrants have now been issued for the driver of the truck.
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Two Nashville young adults killed in drunk driving accident
Around 1 am Wednesday, October 6, a young couple was killed in a car accident around the Rivergate Mall, in Madison, TN. The accident occurred on Gallatin Road at the Alta Loma intersection. A man driving a pickup truck hit the couple’s Sebring and he has been charged with driving under the influence. The passenger of the pick up truck had minor injuries. Officials found several beer cans in the cab of the truck. The two young people in the car were pronounced dead at the scene, the two had been dating a little over a week.
Our condolences go out to the families of these two young adults. This accident could have been avoided, had this careless driver not have been behind the wheel drunk (see here for more information on drunk driving collisions in Tennessee). It is not immediately apparent how the accident occurred, other than the truck crashed into the driver side of the car. Officials have ordered blood tests on everyone involved in the accident, and more charges may be filed after the results come in. The driver of the truck was not only driving under the influence, but was behind the wheel with a revoked license. One of the victims father saw the news reports that fit the description of his daughter’s car, and sent his son, her brother, to the scene, to find that his sister was one of the deceased.
The young woman was attending Vol State for Nursing, and had a bright future ahead of her. The two young people’s lives have been cut short due to the carelessness of one drunk driver. Our condolences go out to the families of these two young adults. This accident could have been avoided, had this careless driver not have been behind the wheel drunk, and without a valid license.
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Nashville Man killed in car accident on Briley Parkway, not wearing seatbelt.
Around 4:00 p.m. on June 28th, a 25-year-old Nashville man was driving an Explorer and was moving from one lane to the other to pass through the slower moving traffic on Briley Parkway in Nashville, Tennessee. He soon lost control on the wet road, and slid and rolled over. The man was not wearing his seat belt and was ejected from his car, where he died at the scene.
Our sympathies go out to this young man’s family and friends. This was a pointless, unnecessary death and I am sure they are suffering from this loss. Is there anything that can be learned from this kind of accident? A couple of things maybe: First, wet roads present a much greater risk to drivers than they think (click here for more info). Dropping your speed, regardless of your vehicle, tires, or handling is the smart thing to do. Second, even if this crash was unavoidable, would this young Nashville man have died if he were wearing a seat belt?
According to the National Traffic Safety Administration, fifty-five percent of people killed in car accidents were not wearing seat belts (see here). The numbers for car wrecks in Nashville aren’t any different. The unasked question has to do with this young man’s age. His greatest risk of death at this age is from a car accident. Statistics prove it (see here). What are we doing about it? The smart thing would be to restrict vehicle use among young men under 30 – that alone would save tens of thousands of lives, and hundreds of deaths in Tennessee from car accidents.
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Tennessee driver killed in speeding accident
A Tennessee man was killed in a single vehicle automobile accident while driving west on I-24 early on October 3rd. According to officials, his pickup truck rolled over on an interstate exit ramp in Davidson County after he had lost control. The truck flipped at least one time before it landed back upright. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The passenger riding with him was hospitalized with minor injuries. The exit ramp was closed for about three hours, while the emergency crews cleaned the debris. Our sympathies go out to the driver’s family and friends.
This is a tragedy to them and should be to all of us. The unfortunate tendency is to always blame the driver for any car wreck in Tennessee. Was this Tennessee car accident unavoidable? Were the injuries from this accident avoidable? Investigators believe that the driver may have been traveling at a high rate of speed, and we have no information to the contrary. Maybe that was the cause. Speed is a factor in many fatalities from car accidents in Tennessee and across the U.S. (for more information about speed as a factor in fatalities, click here).
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Nashville drunk driver kills young woman in a hit and run accident.
A driver of a pick up truck was driving on Bell Road in Nashville around 7:45 p.m. in early September, when he struck a pedestrian and fled the scene. The young lady he hit was heading home from Percy Priest Lake here in Nashville, when she was carelessly run over. Her sister was on the way to pick her up, and saw the accident unfold. The passenger of the pick up truck in this later returned to the scene, and told officers who the driver was, and told officers that he pled with the driver to go back after the truck hit this young woman.
It is alleged that the two people in the truck were drinking before the accident. After the accident was aired on News channels, the driver turned himself in. He was later released on bond. The young woman struck in this collision later died in a Nashville hospital.
This is another sad case of what drunk driving can do to yourself, and families. You not only can destroy your life, but another’s in seconds. The family of the 22-year-old young woman now wants to know why the man responsible was able to leave with no charges, still with his license. Drunk driving is the cause of thousands of fatalities each year, (for more information about fatalities linked to drunk driving, click here). The criminal justice system is only part of the solution to this problem, as you can see by what has happened here. For example, can we be sure that this driver isn’t driving today? Suing these kinds of drivers makes sense and sends a message that you can’t walk away by paying a fine, attending classes, and spending a few days in jail.
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Nashville Car accident takes the life of an innocent toddler
Just before noon last Saturday, The Tennessee Highway Patrol responded to a Nashville car
accident that took the life of an innocent 4 year old child, and the driver of another car that was
involved. Authorities say that a 28 year old woman was driving a black Honda south on
Nolensville Road when she lost control of her car, and veered into oncoming traffic, causing
the fatal car crash.
According to the State Troopers, she had clipped two cars, then inevitably
crashed head on into another car. Five vehicles were involved in the end. The sweet little girl was
thrown from the back seat of her mother’s Nissan Maxima. She was pronounced dead on the way
to the hospital.
The driver of the Honda, we are told, may have been under the influence of alcohol,
as the investigators found alcohol bottles inside her car. She was pronounced dead on arrival.
Neither the driver of the Honda, nor the little girl were wearing seat belts. The mother of the
toddler was transported to Vanderbilt Hospital, where her condition is now unknown. The driver
and passenger of one other car were arrested for leaving the scene of a car accident, and not having
a valid license.
Certainly, this little girl should have been in proper restraints but she would be alive today but for the irresponsible behavior of the drunk driver. Drunk drivers cause car wrecks in Nashville and Tennessee on a daily basis. Let’s not blame the victim.
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Woman killed in a crash on I-40
A woman has been killed in a Nashville car accident on I-40. The woman was heading west on I-40 when she lost control of her car and slid from the right side of the interstate into the median guard rail. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Police officials say that she was not wearing her seat belt and was thrown from the driver seat to the back seat of the car, resulting in her fatal injuries. Officials also say that had she been wearing her seat belt, this could have been avoided.
According to The Naval Safety Center, Only 1% of passengers who were restrained were ejected from their seats during a car crash. Of those ejected, 73% were killed. And for the survivors of an automobile accident, medical costs are on average 50% more expensive for those who aren’t wearing seat belts.
The real question here is why did this lady lose control? It doesn’t appear that the Nashville Metro Police had any clues, but someone may have seen this happen. If you were a witness to this event, contact our Nashville law office or the Nashville Metro Police with your information.
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Maury County Fatality – No Seat Belt
36-year-old Benny Ray Lawson of Goodlettsville, TN was killed in a single car crash on Saturday, August 14 according to the Cleveland Daily Banner.
Lawson, who was driving a 1998 Ford Mustang was the only one in the car at the time of the accident, and was thrown from the car during the incident said the Tennessee High Patrol’s report.
According to the report. Lawson had lost control of his vehicle, which left the roadway and overturned, ejecting him from the car. The report also states that Lawson was apparently not wearing a seat belt.
Our sympathy is to the family of the man involved in the crash.
This is yet another example of how not wearing your seat belt can significantly increase the likelihood of being ejected from a car during a roll over crash.
According to a study by Johns Hopkins University, seat belts can prevent people from being ejected from cars, and you are 25 times more likely to be killed or seriously injured in a crash if you are thrown from the vehicle.
A study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said that ejections from the vehicle is one of the most harmful events that can happen in a crash. In 2002, 73 percent of passengers who were completely ejected were killed.
Only 1 percent of passengers who reported that they were properly wearing a seat belt were completely ejected from the automobile compared to 30 percent of unrestrained passengers.
A copy of the official police report may be obtained by contacting:
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Hendersonville Teen Fatalities
Two Beech High School students have died as a result of a car crash involving two cars on Friday, August 6 on Long Hollow Pike around 3:30 according to The Hendersonville Star News.
Two boys were both riding in a 1993 Toyota, that was driven by one of the boy’s older brother, when the car crossed the center line and hit another Eastbound vehicle according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol’s report.
The boy who was riding in the front passenger seat, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, and the other was sent to Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital and was in critical condition. The 15-year-old died on Friday according to the Davidson County Medical Examiner’s Office.
37-year-old Jennifer W. was the other driver that was involved in the crash, and was injured and transported to Hendersonville Medical Center, and has since been released.
According to the report, none of the three teenagers riding in the 1993 Toyota were wearing their seatbelts, but Willingham had been wearing hers.
Our sympathy goes out to the families of the teens involved in this tragedy, and this is yet another example of the dangers of not wearing a safety belt.
According to The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), they estimate that 15,383 lives were saved by seat belts in 2006, and from 1975 to 2006, safety belts have saved the lives of 226,567 people.
Unfortunately, one out of every four Americans still do not wear their seat belts! Many of these crash related deaths, like these two teenagers, could be avoided with the simple act of buckling up.
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Black SUV hit and run on Nashville I-40 near demonbreun – Is there insurance?
On May 13 a 57 year old woman was killed in a Nashville car wreck on I 40. A black SUV is suspected as having hit her in the rear and causing her to lose control. If you have information about a Black SUV that was on the scene on this date, please contact the Metro Police or reply to this blog.
This poor lady was killed. Was there insurance for the family left behind? Maybe. The kind of insurance that can provide for your family if you are killed in a Nashville hit and run accident is called “uninsured motorist coverage”
Unfortunately, getting the insurance company to pay an “uninsured motorist claim” isn’t always easy. You have to be able to prove you left the road (that’s what happened here) because of someone else’s bad driving. When there are eyewitnesses or an arrest, it’s easy. In a case like this you have to take advantage of physical evidence at the scene and property damage on the car, and it may require expert testimony.
If you are a victim of a hit and run accident in Tennessee, you will need legal help if you are making a claim using your uninsured motorist coverage.
If you or anyone you know has been killed or suffered a personal injury in Nashville, please contact Nashville injury attorney Phillip Miller and the Nashville personal injury attorneys at Phillip Miller and Associates at (615) 356-2000, or contact our office online here. No matter what you do, before you settle your case with an insurance adjuster, read our materials on dealing with insurance adjusters first!
One last thing: If you are hurt and have any questions at all, contact our office at (615) 356-2000. Don’t delay. Cases involving personal injury or death in Tennessee must be acted on quickly. Time is running. Call for an appointment, if it’s bad enough that you need to read this far into a website blog, it’s bad enough to get an attorney involved. Contact us before you settle your case with an insurance adjuster!
