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Women are almost twice as likely as men to become trapped in a motor vehicle after a crash and they also sustain different patterns of injury, data suggests. The research – the first large UK study to compare sex differences in injury patterns and the likelihood of becoming trapped after a collision – could help vehicle manufacturers improve car design and safety features to reduce rates of injury in both sexes. It also strengthens calls for the inclusion of more biologically accurate crash test dummies in simulations of vehicle collisions, to investigate their impact on women. Prof Tim Nutbeam, an emergency medicine consultant at University Hospitals Plymouth, and colleagues were motivated to carry out the study after reading Caroline Criado Perez’s bestselling book Invisible Women, which highlighted how women were more likely to be seriously injured in car crashes, because crash test dummies were modelled on the “average male”…. Read more

Because of the risks involved with driving, all drivers in the United States, including Washington State, are required to have a driver’s license to operate a vehicle. Unfortunately, there is always a percentage of people who don’t comply. At any given time, there are people driving on U.S. roads without a valid license; most often because their license was suspended or revoked. This selfish choice puts other drivers on the road with them at risk of being hit by an unlicensed driver. Car accidents involving unlicensed drivers According to a study published by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety in 2000, drivers without a valid license are responsible for 20 percent of all automobile accidents. The NHTSA estimates that 5 to 6 million car accidents … Read more

Given that April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month, AAA wants motorists to be aware that, despite perceptions to the contrary, cellphones are not to blame for many of the fatal crashes involving a distracted driver. This is not to say that cellphones are not a significant and potentially deadly distraction, but many other distractions are also cause for concern. According to the latest federal crash data, confirmed smartphone use accounts for about 12 percent of all fatal crashes involving a distracted driver. Although it is widely accepted that distracted driving crashes caused by cellphone use are highly underreported, the data clearly indicates there are many other distractions that warrant our attention as well. AAA joined the chorus with other traffic safety partners to raise awareness also … Read more

Commercial vehicle crashes often make front page news, but these accidents — and resulting injuries and fatalities — are actually on the decline. The exact driving force behind this reduction in crashes is difficult to determine, but it can likely be attributed to a number of combined factors, including pandemic-related drops in traffic, improved safety technology on trucks and increased training efforts by carriers. Nationally, the number of reported large truck crashes dropped from 164,731 in 2019 to 146,384 in 2020, according to FMCSA. Of those crashes, 68,348 involved reported injuries in 2020, down from 81,272 in 2019. Related fatalities were also less common in 2020, dropping from 5,074 to 4,608. While these accidents are becoming less frequent, they can still be deadly. Less than … Read more

Shortly after 7:00 p.m. on April 25, 2022, Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop A began investigating a two vehicle fatal crash on LA Hwy 78 west of LA Hwy 1 in Pointe Coupee Parish. The crash claimed the life of 27-year-old Amber Crawford of Ventress. The initial investigation revealed the crash occurred as 34-year-old Andre Slaughter of New Roads and his five passengers were traveling west on LA Hwy 78 in a 2016 Chrysler 300. At the same time, Crawford was traveling east on LA Hwy 78 in a 2017 Ford Fusion. For reasons still under investigation, Slaughter crossed the centerline into the opposing lane, which resulted in the Chrysler striking the Ford head-on. Crawford was unrestrained at the time of the crash and … Read more

A mother in Memphis, Tennessee says she called several area hospital looking for her 37-year-old son before learning he had been hit and killed by a driver in Raleigh. Terrance Parker’s mother said she hasn’t been able to see his body and was never notified when it was taken to the medical examiner’s office. “I said all I wanna do is see my son,” Vicki Dodson said. “That’s it and they wouldn’t let me see him.” Dodson who said her son was hit by a car Friday in Raleigh. Terrance’s cousin said she was with him when the two were walking to the store. She said he was in a crosswalk here at the intersection of Covington Pike and Yale Road when a speeding driver … Read more

The suspect in a fatal crash was in Douglas County court on Monday. Sarah Faya, 21, was charged with motor vehicle homicide-DUI and was held on $250,000 bond. Omaha police have identified the victim of a fatal crash on March 25 involving a pedestrian and arrested the driver for motor vehicle homicide-DUI. Officers were called to a person hit by a car around 10:23 p.m. Police arrived at the scene near 26th and Lake streets and found the vehicle, a 2005 Toyota Corolla, on its top. The victim, identified as 37-year-old Ashley Dotson, was rushed to Nebraska Medicine with CPR in progress. Dotson was pronounced dead at the hospital. After an investigation, OPD determined that the Corolla exited Highway 75 at Lake Street at a … Read more