Personal Injury Law

Wrong way driver causes woman to lose arm in I-4 car Crash

By LaBovick Law

Two vehicles were involved in a head-on collision on Interstate 4 causing one of the passengers to lose her arm. The violent car accident happened on May 21, 2010 in Orlando around 2:30 am, when a 21 year old male was driving his 2010 Nissan westbound into the eastbound lanes of I-4 and collided with a Honda driven by a 32 year old female.

In an effort to avoid the car collision with the Nissan heading the wrong way on I-4, the driver of the Honda swerved her car towards the divider wall of the Kaley Street Overpass. Unfortunately, the impact was not avoidable and the Honda collided with the Nissan. The impact of the car accident caused the Honda to crash into the wall and flip several times. The car crash shut down I-4 for almost four hours, and eastbound traffic was backed up for miles.

According to the Orlando Sentinel, emergency crews rushed the driver of the Honda to Florida Hospital and her passenger to Orlando Regional Medical Center for emergency medical treatment of their injuries sustained from the car accident. The Orlando Fire Department crews had to cut the top of the Honda to treat the injured passenger for her severed arm and other injuries sustained in the car collision. The driver of the Nissan was taken to ORMC for medical treatment.

Orlando Police Investigators are trying to determine where or why the driver of the Nissan entered I-4 driving the wrong way and caused the tragic car accident.

This particular Orlando car accident was not a fatal one. Unfortunately, several people were severely injured as a result of the wrong way driver on I-4. Several questions need to be answered, such as was alcohol involved, was the driver distracted, was the driver falling asleep at the wheel among many more. The Orlando police investigators will do a thorough investigation of this accident and will present the facts to the proper authorities.

The 2009 traffic data on accidents is expected from the National Highway Safety and Transportation Association (NHTSA) by late June. The NHTSA released a Traffic Safety Facts preliminary report in March 2010 on traffic fatalities in 2009 citing that there were 33,963 deaths as result of traffic accidents. This is a decrease from 2008, where 37,261 people died in traffic accidents.

We encourage drivers to exercise care and caution while driving. Some accidents can't be avoided, especially, when they are caused by the negligence of others. However, there are things that drivers and passengers can do to protect themselves on the highway and to make it safe for everyone. A few simple things such as using a seat belt, not texting while driving, limiting distractions in a car while driving include a few basic principles.

For more information on this subject, please refer to our website on Personal Injury and Car Accidents.
 

Full post as published by LaBovick Injury Law Blog on May 26, 2010 (boomark / email).