Houston Auto Accident Lawyer on Running Fatal Risks Running Red Lights

Drivers that run red lights kill hundreds of people each year and seriously injure tens of thousands. Many of those drivers are drunk when the crashes occur. Our Houston auto accident lawyers note that many of the vehicles running red lights are speeding when the impacts occur at intersections.

For example, on Tuesday night around 10 p.m. a driver ran a red light in Houston at the intersection of the Texas State Route 8 frontage road and JFK Boulevard. A Pontiac Grand Am plowed into the side of a Dodge Avenger. The woman driving the Grand Am ended up in the hospital with serious injuries.

Drivers that run Red Lights Injure more than 100,000 People each Year

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) said that in 2009 almost 700 people died in fatal traffic crashes because of drivers that run red lights. An additional 113,000 people received injuries in these accidents.

IIHS data further shows that when drivers run red lights and cause fatal accidents, 46% of the victims are occupants of the vehicles that the red light runners hit. Only 36% are the red light runners themselves. And our Houston auto accident lawyers emphasize that around 25% of those drivers are driving drunk. 10% of the drivers are teens.

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