Distracted Driving Lawyer in McAllen, Texas.
Just this morning, I was pulling through an intersection, making a left turn. I had the green light. To my left, a driver slowed down but began creeping further and further into the intersection. I honked. Nothing- still kept on going. I honked again, she still kept going. This time I laid on the horn and didn’t let off. By now I could see she was looking down. You guessed, she was on her phone. At the point she realized what she was doing, there was host of other drivers honking. She looked up, put her car in reverse, and backed out of the intersection. Cell phones are the prime culprit in distracted driving accidents. We see it all the time with people on the roads unable to maintain their lane or rolling through intersections.
Distracted Driving Statistics
What is distracted driving? Distracted driving is any activity that diverts attention from driving, including talking or texting on your phone, eating and drinking, talking to people in your vehicle, fiddling with the stereo, entertainment or navigation system—anything that takes your attention away from the task of safe driving.
But texting is the most alarming distraction. Sending or reading a text takes your eyes off the road for 5 seconds. At 55 mph, that's like driving the length of an entire football field with your eyes closed.
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, each day in the United States, approximately 9 people are killed and more than 1,000 injured in crashes that are reported to involve a distracted driver
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 3,477 people were killed, and 391,000 were injured in the motor vehicle crashes involving distracted drivers in the United States in 2015.
Distracted driving is dangerous, claiming 3,166 lives in 2017 alone according to the NHTSA.
In 2016, The Texas Department of Transportation reported 455 deaths in 109,629 distracted driving crashes that occurred in the State of Texas alone.
Distracted driving is costly, both in property damage and in injuries it causes. If you or a loved one has been in a car accident as a result of a distracted driver, contact #TheMcAllenPersonalInjuryLawyer today for a free consultation. I know how to obtain the cell phone records of the other driver and prove they were negligent in causing your injuries. I will fight to get you every penny you deserve. Call 956-501-6565 to speak directly to John Ball #TheMcAllenPersonalInjuryLawyer.
