Archive for the ‘Safety Regulations’ Category
Tennessee hit and run driver now sentenced.
January 14th, 2011 | 
Author: Labor Day of 2010, a young lady was struck, and later died in the hospital, as she walked by the street at night. Her sister seen the accident happen, and also watched as the driver that hit her sped away.
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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Medical conditions cause Nashville I-40 accident
On I-40 near White Bridge Rd, last Wednesday the 12th of January, a Nashville Tennessee man seemed to have suffered from a medical condition, and died while driving. No one else was injured in the single vehicle car accident, and there is no word on what caused the man to die driving.
Our sympathies go out to the family of this man. I am sure they wish they could have been with him in his final moments.
It’s an unfortunate fact that Tennessee drivers suffer from heat attacks, and strokes all the time while behind the wheel. Sometimes (like this) it’s an unavoidable tragedy and no one else is involved. Other times, others are needlessly injured because a driver has ignored doctor’s directions or not followed the directions that come with their prescription medication. Anytime someone gets behind the wheel on a Tennessee road, their responsibilities include not doing harm to others. Selfishly ignoring a medical condition and putting others at risk for your own convenience is inexcusable.
Ask your friends, family and friends for help when you are at risk and/or your meds are making driving difficult. They want to help.
Please go here to learn more about safety tips. And please visit this site to read more about car accidents in Tennessee.
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Misused Abbreviations Can Cause Medical Errors
Anyone who has a personal injury in Tennessee is familiar with the routine. Multiple doctors and prescriptions. Not all the doctors are equally familiar with your case. There is often a rush to document your case and move onto the next patient.
To make the process of documentation easier, it’s common to use abbreviations. In the non-medical world we use abbreviations as well. For example (the abbreviation for “for example” is e.g.) in the online world abbreviations like OMG, and LOL are known to millions. The difference is that there is only one accepted definition for LOL, while in the medical world, there are lots of people “making things up”.
The misuse of abbreviations has gotten to be such a problem that the Joint Commission on Accreditation has issued a “do not use” list of abbreviations that are likely to be misinterpreted and can put patients at risk. (see here)
One aspect of being a Nashville personal injury attorney is that I have to read medical records, lots of medical records, and it’s the abbreviations that drive me crazy – when one abbreviation is used differently in two different files, its’ up to me to figure out what really happened.
If you or anyone you know has been killed or suffered a personal injury in Tennessee, 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!
Nashville car wreck kills local man
A man was killed in a Nashville Tennessee car accident early Monday morning, December 6th. The accident happened around 7:30 am. Reports are that a man was driving a Toyota Corolla south on Whites Creek pike, and a 29-year-old man driving a Chevy Blazer crossed over into his lane of traffic, causing a head on collision. The driver of the Corolla was pronounced dead at the scene.
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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Truck accident in Nashville causes pedestrian fatality
A tractor trailer accident on October 30th, in Nashville, Tennessee caused a pedestrian fatality, and sent a driver to the hospital. How does a truck hit a pedestrian? The truck’s headlights (if properly adjusted) should show the road ahead for 200’.
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.
Could it have been that no matter what this Tennessee pedestrian was doing, that this Nashville driver just wasn’t paying enough attention?
Please click here to learn more about fatal accidents in Tennessee.
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Red Truck Leaves Scene of Clarksville, Tennessee Collision
On October 30th, 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
Please go here to see more on car accidents in Tennessee.
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Nashville man killed crossing busy street
In Nashville Tennessee, a local man was trying to cross a busy roadway when he was struck and killed by an ongoing motorist. The accident occurred around 7:00 p.m. as he was trying to cross Ellington Parkway, toward Douglas Avenue before he was carelessly run over. Officials say that this man appeared to be in his twenties.
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.
To learn more about Tennessee accidents, please click here, and to see more about accidents involving pedestrians, see here.
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A Dickson County man killed after crashing into a house
A Dickson County Tennessee crash involving a pickup truck has resulted in the death of a Tennessee man.
The crash happened on September 22nd 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.
For more information about health safety and driving, please click here.
To read on about seat belt usage, click here.
To read more about Tennessee Auto accidents, visit this site.
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Robertson County woman killed in fatal accident
A Middle Tennessee woman was killed this past Monday, September 25th taking her son to school. The incident occurred on Highway 25, in Robertson County, around 7:25 a.m. When rescue patrol arrived at the scene, EMS said that it took a while to get the trapped woman out of her earlier model Camaro. Her son was rushed to Vanderbilt where he was listed in critical condition.
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.
Please click here to learn about what you can do to avoid accidents.
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SUV runs red light in downtown Nashville
A Nashville car accident occurred around 4 p.m. on Monday October 11. Early reports indicate that an SUV driver ran a red light at the intersection of 2nd Avenue and Korean Veterans Boulevard. The SUV crashed into a Dodge Avenger. Police and Fire Rescue responded to the scene, and EMS began to treat the driver of the SUV, and he was taken to a near by Nashville hospital. The accident created a massive traffic backup.
Car accidents in Nashville are not something new, we see them and read about them everyday. The difference is that when a driver of a large vehicle (like an SUV) runs a red light, they put others at great risk. As an example, a Chevrolet Tahoe weighs over 5500 lbs (that’s two tons). A Ford Explorer weigh over 4400 lbs. A typical Honda Accord? 3200 lbs, more than 1000 lbs less than these examples of SUV vehicles on the streets of Nashville.
SUV drivers aren’t any more careful, or any more stringently tested, than any other driver – but they should be. This accident could have been avoided, had this man been paying attention and not ran the red light. To learn more about red light statistics, please click here.
And to learn more about Tennessee Auto Accidents, click here.
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