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Staggering state statistics—traffic injuries create many lawsuits

Massachusetts is a highly populated state.  Unlike Western states, cities came first here and auto roadways came much later, squeezed in to already-crowded population areas.  The result—narrow, curvy roads, insufficient to handle high volume of new millennium traffic.  Driver distractions such as either speaking or texting on a cell phone have increased exponentially in recent years. Traffic accidents with serious Massachusetts personal injuries and fatalities are the inevitable outcome of this deadly cocktail.

Statistics from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS) indicate that, on average, more than 400 Massachusetts traffic accidents annually result in fatalities, with roughly one third involving drunk driving.  Ten times more accidents result in serious injuries each year.

Fatality data compiled from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) indicates that a person is injured in a motor vehicle accident every ten seconds in the U.S. and one person is killed every 13 minute.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) found that speeding alone was a contributing factor in almost 30 percent of all fatal crashes last year.  For the survivors of such harrowing accidents, the recovery process can be horribly painful and exorbitantly expensive, justifying the need to seek financial recompense for damages from the at-fault accident, with the help of Massachusetts injury lawyer.

High-speed collisions facts include the following:

• High speed plays a role in almost 30 percent of all fatal collisions that occur each year.
• In 2002, 13,713 people died in speeding-related deaths.
• Driving impairment is linked to speeding deaths. 41 percent of drivers involved in speeding accidents had a BAC over .08.
• Saturdays are the most likely days to have a high-speed collision, followed by Sundays and Fridays.
• 40 percent of all high-speed collisions occur at curves, twice the rate of non-speeding fatalities that occur on a curve (20 percent)

Helpful auto accident links

• To file after being involved in motor vehicle accident, go to the Registry of Motor Vehicles Accident Report Forms page at: http://www.mass.gov/rmv/forms/accident.htm.
• To get a copy of a police report of a crash you were involved in, contact the Registry of Motor Vehicles Crash Records Section at: http://www.mass.gov/rmv/forms/accrecform.pdf.
• State Traffic Safety Information: http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/stsi. 
• Information on fatal crashes: http://www-fars.nhtsa.dot.gov. 
• View crash statistics on the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security's Highway Safety Division's web\site
• Get roadway safety tips from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts at http://www.mhd.state.ma.us/safetyTips/

Massachusetts injury attorney

If you have suffered personal injury in Massachusetts from an auto accident due to a negligent driver talking or texting ona cell phone or other driver negligence, you need an experienced attorney with a high number of lawsuit successes.  Some personal injury law firms in Massachusetts focus their litigation solely on settlements.  But the strongest settlements are achieved by law firms like Whitman Law, who enter each lawsuit with the full effort and intention of going to court.  The defense law firms know that we only take serious cases and that we do not settle quickly to make a fast buck at your expense.  As a result, your settlement, when represented by our personal injury law firm in Massachusetts, is often much higher.  See examples of our strong settlements and awards here. 

Contact us now to talk with a Massachusetts injury lawyer today.