Two Glendale Traffic Accidents Result in Multiple Injuries
Did you know that one of the leading causes of death for children, teens, and young adults from ages 5 to 34 years old is motor vehicle crashes? In fact, more than 30,000 people in the United States are killed and millions are treated in emergency rooms because of injuries caused by car crashes each year. Fatal car crashes accounted for one-third of the deaths among U.S. teens. In 2009, eight teens ages 16 to 19 died every day from motor vehicle injuries. (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)
According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), teen drivers ages 16 to 19 are four times more likely than older drivers to crash. There are a number of factors why teens a more prone to being involved in car crashes as compared to adults. In most cases, teen drivers cannot fully estimate dangerous and hazardous situations. In the 2006 research from NHTSA, it revealed that among the total number of teens involved in fatal accidents, 37% were speeding at the time of the crash and 26% had been drinking.
Last Monday afternoon (05/23/11), two crashes occurred near the 7500 block of West Maryland Avenue in Glendale resulting to injuries of more than four people. The first was an Arizona taxi collision was between a Discount Cab taxi and an SUV carrying four high school students. According to investigations, the SUV was exiting the driveway of Independence High School when it was hit by the taxi cab.
Meanwhile, the collision of the two other vehicles was due to avoiding the crash. All four occupants of the SUV were taken to the hospital due to their non-life threatening injuries while those injured from the second crash were treated on the scene.
For victims of car accidents in Arizona, call our free consultation hotline at (480)753-4534. As Arizona car accident attorneys, we are ready to assist you in getting what you deserve.
