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Rodney Snow of Lanett, Alabama (Chambers County) was killed in a car accident on September 3rd when his SUV crossed the centerline in a curve and collided with a dump truck. Both drivers were taken to the hospital where Mr. Snow was later pronounced dead. According to the Alabama Department of Public…
A Mississippi woman was tragically killed when the car she was riding in was struck by a train on Tuesday August 4th in Colbert County, Alabama. According to a report inFlorence's TimesDaily newspaper, the crossing where this car wreck occurred has flashing lights and crossbars. The report indicates the driver of the car went around the crossbars and was struck by the train on the passenger side and pushed off the road about 70 feet from the point of impact. The driver of the car was flown from the scene to Huntsville Hospital. This is the 31st automobile accident that has resulted in a fatality in northwest Alabama. According to the Alabama Department of Public Safety, in 2008, there were 84 train/automobile wrecks that resulted in 10 deaths and 34 injuries in Alabama. This is an increase from 2007, where there were 72 train/automobile wrecks that resulted in 14 deaths and 25 injuries.
A Montgomery truck accident involving a dump truck and train surprisingly results in only minor injuries. According to the Montgomery Advertiser's report, Jackie Kemp, Jr., of Wetumpka, Alabama was traveling south on North Court Street in Montgomery when his dump truck collided with the train. According to the newspaper report, the accident site…
As Alabama Car Accident Lawyers, we often seen an increase in the number of traffic accidents during the holiday season as the number of driver's on the road increases. According the Alabama Department of Public Safety's 2007 Alabama Traffic Crash Facts: Between 6:00 p.m. Friday, June 30, 2006 until 11:59 p.m. Tuesday,…
2007 Alabama Traffic Crash Facts:
A single car accident has claimed the life of a 5 year old Alabama child. According to a report, the motor vehicle accidenthappened on Chilton County Alabama Road 146 when the driver lost control of her vehicle and struck an embankment. The child, who was not restrained, was ejected from the driver side passenger window. Tragically, the report notes that a child restraint was in the car but not used.
According to a CDC report, restraint use among young children depends the driver's seat belt use. "Almost 40% of children riding with unbelted drivers were themselves unrestrained." Further, research indicates that 72% of children are improperly restrained in their car and booster seats in ways that can be expected to increase a child's risk of injury during a car wreck. When properly restrained, child safety seats can reduce the risk of death in automobiles by 71% for infants, and 54% for toddlers' ages 1 to 4 years.
