It took two weeks for the man to turn himself in, and was charged with vehicular homicide by recklessness and leaving the scene of a deadly accident. He also had charges of intoxication, and DUI on his previous record. The families not only have to grieve the loss of a loved one, but also now, after sentencing, have to live with the fact that the driver will only face 2 years in jail. Officials say that the young lady was walking in the street, when her family knows that wasn’t the case.

The sentences for drivers that face charges of vehicular homicide should be the same as any other homicide. The carelessness of one man cost the life of a young lady, and caused countless grief for families. Our condolences go out to her broken family. To learn more about hit and run accidents, please visit this site.

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Our condolences go out to this man’s family, this tragedy seems totally without reason.
Why did this accident even happen? Why did the Chevy Blazer cross the center line?Blood tests are being performed to know if the driver of either car was impaired. Were there other distractions involved?  Going to work on Monday morning, on a two lane road in Davidson County ought to be safe enough, but is it?

Dozens of people are involved in car accidents in Tennessee daily due to driver distractions and speeding. You can click here to read more about them.

Please click here to learn about what you can do to avoid accidents.

If you or anyone you know has been injured or killed in a Nashville  car accident, please contact Nashville personal injury attorney Phillip Miller and the Tennessee personal injury attorneys at Phillip Miller and Associates at (615) 356-2000, or contact our office online here.

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In this Nashville truck accident case, a 57-year-old man was walking in the left lane of the road when he was struck and killed by an oncoming truck.

We don’t know much about the driver or deceased pedestrian at this point, but it’s obvious that the truck driver didn’t see the pedestrian until it was too late to avoid the accident.  Did the pedestrian expect the truck to move over slightly? Was the pedestrian impaired?  We tend to blame the victim in our society, and perhaps the dead person here has some responsibility, but do they bear total responsibility?

Our sympathy to both families. Losing a loved one is hard to describe, and being responsible (even a little ) for the death of another is difficult pill to swallow. No one wins here,  but we all lose unless we can find a way to see that this doesn’t happen again.

Reports show that drivers whom are slightly distracted are 50% more likely to cause a fatal accident.

Could it have been that no matter what this Tennessee pedestrian was doing, that this Nashville driver just wasn’t paying enough attention?
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On October 30^th, a Clarksville car accident occurred when a driver lost control of his car after trying to avoid a red truck that was veering into his lane.
While the red truck went on, the other driver skidded into a parking lot, crashing into two parked cars.

The impact was substantial; the driver was partially thrown from his truck causing serious injury. The driver was transported to Vanderbilt hospital. Clarksville Officials are still looking for the red truck that caused the accident.

Tennessee drivers who are involved in a collision should never leave the scene until an officer has gotten their information and any injured drivers or passengers are cared for. The Tennessee Department of Safety frequently addresses their concerns with drivers leaving the scene of an accident. http://public.findlaw.com/traffic-ticket-violation-law/traffic-ticket-a-z/hit-and-run.html

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Ellington Parkway is a limited access, 4 lane divided highway with a grass median. Most of its path through Davidson County is through residential areas. The kind of places where someone might be taking a short cut and Ellington Parkway is the shortest path.

There is often a tendency to blame the victim in cases, especially pedestrian cases. The fact is that most of us are more likely to be drivers than pedestrians and we don’t give it a lot of thought. Do we think this pedestrian was suicidal? On drugs or alcohol? Those things are possible, but the real question is “Could this accident been avoided?”  Being on drugs or alcohol doesn’t entitle someone to irresponsibly run you down like a wild animal.

Pedestrian accidents in Tennessee occur everyday due to poor lighting, not enough cross walks, and drivers carelessly not paying enough attention. At the same time, the cost of buying, insuring and maintaining a car puts more and more people “a foot”. We have lots of things that need to be done to make this a better and safer community for everyone in Nashville – dealing with public transit is one of them.

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The Tennessee Department of Safety is including the woman’s unborn baby as a victim in the case. The driver of the big rig escaped injury even after the cab of his truck caught fire, but all of the people in the car that was hit, were killed.
Our condolences to the family and loved ones for this terrible tragedy.

The facts we have are scant – and certainly trucks are entitled to be on the roadway, but what happened here?  Truck drivers are supposed to be professional drivers, and they are legally required to limit their driving time so they can be alert. That’s a rule that is often violated. Was that rule violated here? Was the car not visible from any of the truck’s mirrors? Did the driver look?
It can be scary out there. If you are around large trucks, don’t assume they are paying attention (as they should be) or using their mirrors (as they should be).

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The crash happened on September 22^nd and initial speculation is that the man driving the pick up truck had a heart attack and lost control of the vehicle.  We know he was thrown out of the front windshield of the truck, and flew into the side of a house.

The truck then rolled, and rested against the house. Our condolences go out to this man’s family. Fortunately his sister, and her grandson who were also in the truck survived.  Still this is a terrible memory. It is unfortunate that this man was not (apparently) wearing a seatbelt. While heart attacks are very serious, his chances of survival became dramatically worse when he was thrown from the truck.

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Reports are that the victim was traveling toward Springfield when she lost control, and hit another car. Our condolences go out to this woman’s family, this seems so random and without reason.

Why did this accident happen? We don’t know at this point. We know the weather wasn’t bad that day. The driver/mother wasn’t under the influence. Were there other distractions involved? We may never know.

Dozens of people are involved in car accidents in Tennessee daily due to driver distractions and speeding. You can click here to read more about them.

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His mother is furious. She, and so many others, want to know why Robertson county officals weren’t informed, or allowed to go in after this accident. Less than 5 months later, another accident happened just 10-20 feet away from where the first accident occured. This time man the victim was a motorcyclist. The same problem arose as he waited for the Davidson County rescue, he also lost his life. His passenger was critically injured.

The problem here isn’t always the roads. The thing we should be looking at, is why people are dying on the streets, when rescue is less than two miles away, but can’t respond due to county jurisdictions. It’s terribly said what has happened to these two men, and we are very sympathetic toward thier families.

There should be work on this system.. Work that allows neighboring counties to respond to potentially deadly accidents. Please click here, to learn more about Tennessee auto accidents..

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It is thought that the 18 year old fell asleep at the wheel. Both drivers were wearing their seat belts, but that obviously wasn’t enough. Officials say they do not believe that drugs or alcohol was a factor in this accident. Our deepest sympaties go out to the family of these two young people. This accident is one of many that could be avoided. Too many drivers are driving while they are too tired to effectively opperate a vehicle. Which, in turn, almost always causes an accident.

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