Automobile Accidents If you have recently been involved in an automobile accident and suffered an injury, or if someone close to you has been injured or killed in an automobile accident, you may have the legal right to obtain compensation. Automobile accidents may result in serious injuries or death. Serious injuries can permanently negatively impact the victim's health and lifestyle. If the accident was caused by driver error, someone's negligence, a road hazard, a design flaw or a manufacturing defect, you may be entitled to compensation for your injuries, loss of wages and other losses.
Each year over twenty thousand people are killed in passenger car accidents and approximately another two million are injured. The U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Safety Administration categorizes Motor Vehicles into six types. The table below summarizes Passenger Car occupant injuries and fatalities from 1990 to 2002. See Truck Accidents for statistics pertaining to pickup trucks, passenger vans, sport utility vehicles, etc. | | Number of
Passenger Car Occupants Injured or Killed | | Year | Registered
Passenger Cars | Vehicle Miles Traveled
(millions) | Occupants
Injured | Occupants
Killed | | 1990 | 123,276,600 | 1,427,178 | 2,376,000 | 24,092 | | 1991 | 123,327,336 | 1,411,655 | 2,235,000 | 22,385 | | 1992 | 120,346,747 | 1,436,035 | 2,232,000 | 21,387 | | 1993 | 121,055,398 | 1,445,106 | 2,265,000 | 21,566 | | 1994 | 121,996,580 | 1,459,208 | 2,364,000 | 21,997 | | 1995 | 123,241,881 | 1,478,352 | 2,469,000 | 22,423 | | 1996 | 124,612,787 | 1,499,139 | 2,458,000 | 22,505 | | 1997 | 124,672,920 | 1,528,399 | 2,341,000 | 22,199 | | 1998 | 125,965,709 | 1,555,901 | 2,201,000 | 21,194 | | 1999 | 126,868,744 | 1,566,808 | 2,138,000 | 20,862 | | 2000 | 127,720,809 | 1,580,493 | 2,052,000 | 20,699 | | 2001 | 128,714,022 | 1,584,612 | 1,927,000 | 20,320 | | 2002 | 129,906,797 | --- | 1,805,000 | 20,416 | | Total | --- | --- | 28,863,000 | 282,045 |
Automobile accident personal injury cases are usually complex and expensive. You should always consult a qualified, licensed lawyer. You may contact the sponsoring law firm to discuss the injury or schedule a free consultation. These personal injury cases are normally handled on a contingency basis. Typically there are no fees unless the lawyer obtains a settlement or award for you.
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