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According to the CDC, Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for U.S. teens, accounting for more than one in three deaths in this age group. In 2007, eleven teens ages 16 to 19 died every day from motor vehicle injuries. In 2007, more than 4,200 teens in the United States aged 15–19 were killed and almost 400,000 were treated in emergency departments for injuries suffered in motor-vehicle crashes. The risk of vehicle crashes is greater for ages 16-19 and weighs more heavily on male drivers, which is more than one and half times than that of females. It comes as no surprise that the risk is particularly high in teens with newly acquired licenses.
Many factors contribute to the cause of teen vehicular accidents. One may be of inexperience, another is immaturity. Teen drivers tend to be more aggressive and are more likely to speed. Most of the teenagers involved in accidents are driving under influence, may it be alcohol and or drugs. In fact, the NHTSA statistics on drunken driving shows that about 28% of teenagers killed in motor vehicle crashes were drinking either before or while they were driving. Most drivers forget to use their seat belts after consuming alcohol. Around 64% of teenagers who were involved in fatal drunk driving crashes were reportedly not wearing their seat belts.
An enormous amount of effort has been made to minimize teen accidents. There are sobriety checkpoints and legislations like zero tolerance laws. There are organizations such as Students Against Drunk Driving and Mothers Against Drunk Driving who actively spread the awareness about the hazards of drinking while driving. Although these efforts decreased the number of casualties, the latest statistics are still a cause of alarm. Parents should be aware of this and discipline should start from their homes.
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Looking for the best personal injury attorneys in North Carolina? Well, legally we can't claim that's us, our injury lawyers have been recognized for many achievements and awarded numerous honors for representing injured victims and family members of people who suffered wrongful deaths.
Rick Shapiro and Jim Lewis have been recognized as Super Lawyers for Personal Injury Law since 2010, an honor fewer than 5 percent of attorneys received. Our attorneys have also been listed among the Best Lawyers in America for Injury Law since 2008. Overall, our North Carolina injury law firm have been recognized as one of the Best Injury Law Firms in North Carolina for personal injury plaintiffs since 2010 by U.S. News & World Report.
Also, two of our NC injury attorneys have been listed in the National Million Dollar Advocates Forum since 2009, and our NC injury law firm is a member with Primerus, an organization for a select group of highly ethical and respected law firms.
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In terms of North Carolina personal injury cases we serve all areas of the Tar Heel State, 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.
For clients in South Carolina, we are prepared to help injury, wrongful death and accident victims in Charleston, Myrtle Beach, Summerville, Orangeburg, Columbia, Florence, Greenvile, Anderson, Rock Hill, Spartanburg, Clemson, Darlington and any other town, city or county in the Palmetto State.
Our injury lawyers are also licensed in Virginia (VA), West Virginia (WV), Kentucky (KY), Florida (FL) and Washington, DC.
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