A woman’s sister succumbed to her injuries after a crash while texting her in Kansas. Her pickup truck flipped after sending the letter “K” on her phone. The sister is now part of a national campaign to stop texting and driving. She can be seen on tv, billboards, flyers, and heard on radio. She also travels to high schools and colleges to speak about the dangers of texting while driving. There were 495 collisions involving cellphones in 2011, resulting in three deaths and 234 injuries. Kansas banned texting while driving. The victim sent around 100 texts each day up to her accident, according to news reports.
Tag Archives: automobile accident
Van Collides with Parked Car
In Texas, a van collided into a parked police vehicle. Just seconds before, a police officer stopped a woman from getting hit by the van by pushing her out of the way. The allegedly drunken driver hit the police vehicle, which sent it hurdling towards the female victim. The police officer was investigating a minor car wreck at the time of the collision. The crash was caught on camera and put onto the Yahoo news site. The 19-year-old woman is recovering from her injuries and calls the police officer who saved her a “hero.” “Thank you doesn’t really cover the fact that I’m here and talking,” she said. The van crashed into the police vehicle while she was discussing an auto accident she’d just witnessed with officers. Her car was parked in the median of the road. The allegedly drunken driver pushed the cop car into her. The police car spun 360-degrees due to the wreck. “I knew that she didn’t see the car coming. I just moved and got her out of the way and wasn’t quick enough to get out of the way myself,”stated the officer. After the wreck, the officer was pinned between the suspect and the police cruiser. He noticed his leg wasn’t pointing in the right direction. He was treated for leg bruising and pulled muscles, while the female victim had a few minor scrapes on her face. “If he hadn’t been there, I don’t know what would have happened to me,” she said. “I call him a hero.” “My job is to serve and protect people. I’m just humbled I got the opportunity to do so,” said the officer. The van driver was arrested at the scene of the wreck, according to news reports.
Woman Jailed for Fatal Wreck
A woman that caused a fatal crash while driving and texting will spend one year in prison. The jury found Stephanie Kanoff guilty of homicide by negligent driving. Dylan Ellefson, a student at University of Wisconsin-Madison, was killed on October 24, 2010 when Kanoff’s minivan hit him while he was behind his disabled vehicle. Stephanie Kanoff’s attorney asked for probation but Judge Stephen Ehlke rejected the proposal. Kanoff will also serve two years of extended supervision after her prison sentence.
Read the full article here:
Car Rescued from Crashing Down Embankment
Early in the morning on Tuesday in Oak Way, Littledean, a car went down an embankment. As fire crews responded, they realized it would be a lot to handle to get the car out. Still, after 40 long minutes the fire department was able to safely pull the car out of the embankment. The car ended up there after drifting where it was parked. Still, it all could have been worse, with the incident happening just 5 meters away from a school playground
Read the full article here:
Minivan and Utility Truck Collide
This article describes a fatal accident in Bartlesville, Oklahoma that involved a minivan and utility truck. One person was killed and two others were injured and take to a local hospital. As the article notes, one of the injured was not wearing a seatbelt and distracted driving may have been involved.
Read the full article here:
Distracted driving blamed for Bartlesville fatality accident
Father Attempts to Prevent Future Tragedies
Kate Beagle a 17 month old baby was killed on Friday August 31, 2012. She was killed when a car driven by a 16 year old hit her and six other people who were waiting at a bus stop. Now family members and friends have started a Facebook page called “Kate’s Krew”, the purpose of the page is to stop distracted driving.
Read the full article here:
Father of Toddler Killed in Car Crash Wants to Prevent Future Tragedy
Teen in Critical Condition After Crash
A 17-year-old from Rustburg collided her vehicle when another car allegedly ran them off the road. She is undergoing treatment for critical injuries at the Roanoke Memorial Hospital. “I looked over and she wasn’t in the front seat, so then I looked back and I saw her slung out, half her body was up and the other was on the ground,” said the driver of the vehicle she was in when the accident happened. Both of the girls inside the vehicle at the time of the wreck were not wearing seatbelts, according to news reports.
Driver Arrested for DUI After Colliding into Median
A driver was arrested for driving under the influence after he failed to stop for a stop sign and colllided into a concrete median. He was also charged with negligent driving. The crash happened near Route 50 while he was driving his 1992 Honda Civic. The 24-year-old driver failed several field sobriety tests at the scene of the wreck, according to news reports.
Drivers Crash on Average Every 10 Years
According to Allstate, the average driver crashes every 10 years. They released these statistics in order to get drivers prepared for the one day when they may experience an auto accident. The firm discovered that major cities have fewer years between collisions. This data was also released in the “Allstate America’s Best Drivers Report. The years between collisions in Los Angeles and New York is 6-7. The average ages of all vehicles on the roadway is eleven, meaning that you are statistically more likely to crash in the vehicle you currently own. Car buyers often consider safety when they are purchasing a new vehicle, and this is generally important because it helps ensure you will make it out of a crash alive, with fewer injuries.
Driving safety means you need to obey speed limits, give cars in front of you plenty of space, and avoid any distractions, which include texting and pets. If the weather is hazardous, make sure you reduce your speed accordingly, and remain patient and courteous with other drivers. This will lead to less road rage and situations which may lead to a crash. Picking out a safe vehicle is also important, and the government has released many reports listing the safety ratings of vehicles. There are many safety features added to cars which increase their safety rating, including antilock brakes, curtain air bags, and stability control. These features are available in used and new cars, and Consumer Reports advises looking for those features whenever you purchase a vehicle.
“When looking at crash-test results, you may notice the trend that most new cars score highly in front-impact tests,” notes Consumer Reports. They also made light of another test conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, which tests frontal crash safety. This small overlap test will look at the safety of a vehicle if it is hit in a small section on the left front corner of the vehicle. They tested the cars while driving 40mph and smashing into a 5-foot-tall barrier. The results came back mixed, with some vehicles performing well, while others did not do so great.
Safety features are an important factor when looking at vehicles. Systems such as collision warnings or blind-spot detection may lower the risk of a crash. Always take the time to research a large investment such as your next car, and make sure it will protect you as much as possible in case you get in an accident. Good driving habits will also greatly influence your safety while on the road.
Rollover Crash Blamed on Distracted Driver
Mounties are saying that distracted driving is the cause of a serious rollover. A 17 year old was using his cell phone in the morning of Saturday August 25, 2012 and he lost control of his car on Highway 41. When he lost control of the vehicle it rolled over and the driver and his two passengers, one 19 and the other 20, all had non-life threatening injuries.
Read the full article here: