After several straight years of consistent declines in the number of U.S. traffic fatalities, the number of fatal accidents is soaring again in 2012. And authorities are trying to figure out why. Some are pointing at unseasonably warm weather leading to more travel in the winter months that usually see a traffic slowdown. There were an estimated 7,630 U.S. road fatalities just in the first quarter of 2012 up from 6,720 in 2011. The first quarter of the year usually sees the lowest number of U.S. traffic deaths.
2012’s Sharp Rise in Auston, Texas Traffic Fatalities
Our Houston personal injury attorneys point out that Texas generally has clearer, travel-ready roads pretty much all year round, and yet our state has seen a frightening increase in fatal accidents just like the rest of the nation. Just a few days ago, KTRK reported that Police Chief Art Acevedo in Austin, Texas was working on solutions after the state’s capital saw the highest number of roadway fatalities since 2000.
Chief Acevedo pointed to alcohol as a factor in fully 40% of the traffic deaths. Chief Acevedo said he was considering putting more police officers on traffic enforcement and working more closely with neighboring counties’ law enforcement departments on safety. (Source: KTRK, abc13.com, 12/28/12)
Montgomery County’s Large Number of 2012 Christmas Week Fatal Accidents
Our Houston personal injury attorneys emphasize that the week spanning Christmas through New Year’s usually sees more traffic enforcement efforts, with “no refusal” policies in effect to boost safety during a time when more folks are out celebrating and then getting behind the wheel while intoxicated.
But despite increased enforcement efforts, Conroe Today on December 27th reported that Montgomery County had also seen one of its deadliest holiday weeks in a long time. By the 27th, there had already been three tragic deaths on Montgomery County roads. Alcohol was beloved to be a factor in two of them, and texting while driving was the cause of the other wreck.
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Cell phone records and the “black box” inside a vehicle both record the time at which events happen. When there’s a sudden wreck, the black box on a driver’s vehicle will save detailed data on the seconds just prior to a crash. The cell phone records the times at which calls are made and texts are sent. If the time that a text was sent correlates closely with the time that a driver strikes you, this evidence could help you obtain just financial compensation for your needless injuries from the wreck.
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