In a recent Montgomery County fatal road wreck, a pickup truck suddenly crossed several lanes of FM 1314 to crash head-on into an 18-wheeler. The driver of the pickup truck suffered fatal injuries in the crash.
A Justice of the Peace ordered an autopsy to determine if medical conditions were behind the unexplained veering of the pickup into the big rig’s path. Authorities determined that cell phone use, a common culprit in fatal road wrecks, did not cause this crash. The pickup truck driver’s cell phone was still in his pocket at the time of the crash.
Several medical conditions can contribute to sudden, fatal road wrecks.
In about 50% of road wrecks caused by heart attacks, the victim of the cardiac arrest had no prior knowledge of a heart condition. A stroke or an a aneurysm may occur with no prior warning or symptoms. Drivers might pass out from low blood sugar or other causes.
The NHTSA estimates that at least 20,000 road wrecks from medical conditions occur each year. The drivers with the medical conditions experience elevated chances for serious or fatal injuries from these crashes.
If you’ve suffered a collision caused by a medical condition, or if you’ve lost a loved one with a medical condition to a fatal road wreck, call us for a free legal consultation. We could help you in your efforts to obtain a fair financial recovery for your traumatic losses from the wreck.
We’re experienced Montgomery County collision attorneys with specialized expertise regarding medical issues involved in road wreck personal injury and fatality cases. We’ve helped many other injured victims, and the families of fatally injured victims, recover just compensation after their sudden, undeserved road wrecks. We could help you too.