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In 2009, approximately 1,314 people were killed in car accident deaths in North Carolina (NC). This was a decrease from 1,423 car wreck deaths in 2008, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
It's good to know less people are dying in car crashes in and around NC, but over 1,300 lives lost is still far too many. Imagine being a loved one who lost their mother, father, wife, husband, or other significant individual in a car accident. Suddenly, the drop in car crash deaths is not something to celebrate.
We interact with people on a daily basis who have had their lives changed forever after a car accident. Some have lost a loved one, others have been seriously injured. Speaking of injuries, over two million people were injured in car wrecks last year nationwide, according to NHTSA.
What's so frustrating is that many of these car crashes are preventable. They involve at-fault drivers who were drunk, distracted while texting and driving, or fell asleep while behind the wheel.
Let these statistics be a reminder of the responsibility all of us have in being responsible, vigilant drivers. The drop in car accident death statistics is a positive step forward, but we still have a long way to go.
About the Editors: Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton is a law firm whose attorneys focus on injury and accident law. We maintain office in Elizabeth City, North Carolina (NC), on East Elizabeth Street, and we have handled thousands of cases in which victims got hurt or killed in car, truck, train and motorcycle crashes caused by others' negligence or carelessness.
We serve every area of North Carolina, including Elizabeth City, Edenton, Raleigh, Durham, Rocky Mount, Roanoke Rapids, Greensboro, Charlotte, Winston-Salem, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Halifax, Northampton, Greenville, Goldsboro, Havelock, Kinston, New Bern, Tarboro, Wilson, Ahoskie, Currituck, Camden and the Outer Banks towns of Nags Head, Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills, Manteo, Corolla, Currituck and Dare. In South Carolina, we cover the state from Myrtle Beach and Charleston to Orangeburg, Columbia, Florence, Rock Hill, Darlington, Aiken, Anderson, Greenville and Spartanburg.
Firm attorneys Rick Shapiro and James Lewis have been listed among the Best Lawyers in America since 2008 and the National Million Dollar Advocates Forum since 2009. In addition, our firm has been named a North Carolina "Best Law Firm" for personal injury law since 2010 by U.S. News & World Report.
We also offer free special reports on distracted driving and the Best Guide to Car Accident Injuries in North Carolina.
While not every injury case meets our criteria, we offer free initial confidential injury case consultations. Call us toll-free at (800) 752-0042. If you cannot get through due to high call volume, please leave a voicemail so we can get back to you.
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