A study by the U.S. NTSB, Highway Special Investigation Report, Wrong-Way Driving (2012), reveals that while only about 3% of all vehicle collisions are due to wrong-way driving, these crashes are much more likely than other types to cause truly severe or fatal injuries. This is because many of them occur at high speeds as head-on collisions. Our East Texas highway collision attorneys point out that a high proportion of these crashes are like this one in East Texas, and occur on two-lane highways.
Studies focusing on head-on collisions have found that the fatality rate is between 12% and 27% higher than for other types of crashes. About 60% of the fatal wrong-way crashes result from drunken driving. Distracted driving and driver fatigue are two of the other leading causes of these catastrophic head-on collisions. For more information on your risks from wrong-way drivers, click on this article by our East Texas highway collision attorneys.
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