Derek Tremont of Beaumont, 24 years old, has died after being airlifted to a hospital following a devastating wrong way wreck on Highway 124 on Saturday night. Texas DPS officials say that two pickup trucks collided in a violent crash after one drifted across the centerline on Highway 124. A DPS Corporal says that alcohol was involved in causing the catastrophic crash.
Our Highway 124 personal injury attorneys sadly note that 7 people, ranging in age from 19 to 25, were injured in the violent impact. Two were airlifted to a Galveston hospital in critical condition. And 5 were taken by ground ambulance to a Beaumont hospital. One, Mr. Derek Tremont, has since died from his severe injuries. Authorities closed Highway 124 in Chambers County for several hours following the violent crash on Saturday. Officials are still investigating the deadly wrong way wreck. (Source: Erika Harris, KBMT 12 News, 9/1/13)
The Highway 124 personal injury attorneys at Denena Points, PC offer their condolences to the family and friends of Mr. Derek Tremont. Our hearts and good wishes for safe recoveries also go out to all of those injured in the devastating crash.
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60% of All U.S. Wrong Way Wrecks are Alcohol-Related
Head-on crashes like the one that led to so many injuries and a death in the Highway 124 wrong way crash account for about 10% of U.S. traffic fatalities annually, even though only about 3% of all collisions occur head-on. That’s because the head-on crashes tend to occur at high speed. And the violent frontal impacts cause more severe traumas than many other types of accidents.
Our Highway 124 personal injury attorneys emphasize that studies of U.S. crash data show that about 60% of all wrong way wrecks are alcohol-related. And studies by individual U.S. state authorities demonstrate that the fatality rates for head-on wrong way crashes are from 12% to 27% higher than for other types of wrecks. Click the link to learn more about devastating wrong way wrecks.
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