Colorado Motor Vehicle Accident Attorneys
“Injuries resulting from motor vehicle crashes remain a major public health problem,” the federal government’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says. Vehicle crash injuries cause the deaths of some 33,808 people in the U.S. in a year’s time, and many more suffer life-changing injuries. The NHTSA reports that more than 24,000 vehicle occupants – most of those, drivers – die each year. Among motorcycle riders, the figure exceeds 4,400. Bicyclists, pedestrians and others involved in crashes with motor vehicles account for an additional 4,872 deaths.
If you have been injured or lost a loved one to injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident in Denver or the surrounding area, contact the Colorado personal injury and wrongful death attorneys at the Law Firm of Jeremy Rosenthal. Compensation may be available to you to cover medical costs, lost income, and the pain and suffering you’ve experienced. If you’ve lost a loved one, damages can pay for final medical care, funeral expenses, and provide financial support for dependent survivors. When you need reliable and proven legal representation, you’ll find it at the Law Firm of Jeremy Rosenthal.
Selected Motor Vehicle Accident Facts
| Deaths due to motor vehicle accidents in Colorado (2009) | |
| Vehicle drivers | 234 |
| Passengers | 82 |
| Vehicle total | 316 |
| Motorcyclists | 88 |
| Bicyclists/pedalcyclists | 10 |
| Pedestrians | 47 |
| Other | 4 |
| Coloradoans killed during the year | 465 |
| Fatalities due to drunk driving | 158 |
Source: National Highway Transportation Safety Administration
Injuries Due to Motor Vehicle Accidents
| Nonfatal Injuries Nationwide (2009) | |
| Total number of injuries | 4,215,443 |
| Motor vehicle occupants | 2,650,299 |
| Motorcyclists | 252,129 |
| Bicyclists/pedalcyclists | 519,736 |
| Pedestrians | 189,060 |
| Other | 604,220 |
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Other facts about motor vehicle accident injuries
- Injuries caused by motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death for most Americans over the age of 5 and under the age of 34.
- Injuries due to motor vehicle accidents are a top-four reason why people nationwide are treated in hospital emergency rooms each year.
- Hospital emergency rooms treat more than 2,500,000 people injured in vehicle accidents annually.
- Emergency rooms treat 150 children per hour for motor vehicle accident injuries.
- Distracted drivers killed nearly 6,000 people in the U.S. in 2008; they injured more than half a million Americans that year.
- Estimates place the number of people injured by distracted drivers at more than 1,300 per day; 16 people lose their lives to distracted drivers daily.
- Almost a third of traffic-crash deaths in the U.S. involve alcohol-impaired drivers.
- About one in six children under the age of 14 who die in a vehicle accident was the victim of a drunk driver.
- Nationwide, alcohol-impaired drivers kill 32 people every day.
- Nearly a third of motorcyclists who die in vehicle crashes have blood alcohol concentrations over 0.08%.
- Drugs are involved in about 18% of motor vehicle driver deaths.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
If you are among the millions who have been injured in a motor vehicle accident, don’t risk your long-term health and your financial well-being. For informed advice on your legal rights, contact the Colorado personal injury lawyers and wrongful death attorneys at the Law Firm of Jeremy Rosenthal: (303) 825-2223.
Contact our Denver Colorado Motor Vehicle Accident Law Firm at 303-825-2223
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