Generally speaking, August holds the top spot for the number of car accidents each year. But September comes in a close second. And for car accidents resulting from sun glare, September holds the Number One spot.
This is because during the autumn equinox (September 23), the Earth’s axis is perpendicular to the sun. This means that sunrise and sunset occur almost directly due east and due west. Many roads have been laid out on east-west plans, so the sun presents particular problems to drivers during the spring and autumn equinoxes. September’s sunrises and sunsets happen during the daily rush hours. So the sun might blind your vision during the hours that you need it most. And as we age and our eyes become less able to compensate for the glare, statistics show that our chances of having a car accident because of sun glare increase.
Nebraska state agencies recorded the number of accidents blamed on sun glare. Of 659 such sun glare accidents, 590 of the sun glare accidents happened during the morning or evening rush hours. Just yesterday on a Highway 190 bridge between Jasper and Woodville, 74-year-old Bertie Calloway, from Spurger, TX, struck a parked construction truck with her Chevy pickup. Her husband, Ruddle Calloway, riding in the Chevy’s passenger seat, died in the car accident. Ms. Calloway said that sun glare caused her wreck.
If you’ve been injured in a car accident blamed on sun glare, and you want to know if you have options for obtaining financial compensation for your injuries, give our Livingston, TX car accident law firm a call. We’ve been obtaining successful outcomes for our clients for more than 12 years.
Sometimes a driver will blame their car wreck on sun glare when the cause was really driver distraction. You need an experienced Livingston, TX car accident lawyer to help you sort things out. We could investigate your car accident, and work to locate and secure the evidence you need to prove your case. We know our way around car accident claims, and we know how to get the truth out of negligent drivers through carefully conducted depositions and investigation. So call today. Your initial case evaluation consultation is free.