Tennessee Auto Accidents

• Phillip Speaks to Bar Association as an Attorney/Trial Consultant
  May 19, 2010

  Geneva, Illinois - Phillip Miller, nationally recognized trial lawyer and jury consultant, has been invited to present a 1/2 day program to the Kane County Bar Association. The crowd of over 140 lawyers heard cutting edge research on focus groups, effective themes for today's jurors, storytelling, and communication techniques. Mr. Miller is the only out of state speaker to be invited to the program. - 1 - 10

• Phillip invited Speaks in New Orleans as an Attorney/Trial Consultant
  Nov 14, 2009

  New Orleans, La. November 13, 2009 - Nationally recognized attorney and trial consultant Phillip Miller will be presenting an all day continuing education program to members of the Louisiana Association for Justice on the topic of "Strategic Case Planning - Maximizing Results and Bulletproofing your Case". This program was planned and will be carried out with attorney and trial consultant Paul Scoptur of Milwaukee, Wiscosnsin. - 2 - 10

• Railroad Crossing Gate Problems Covered Up by Railroad
  Oct 20, 2009

  Star Tribune, 10/15/09 - A Minnesota judge has imposed a $4 million dollar judgment on Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. rail road for misconduct in a case that caused the deaths of 4 young people in 2003 at a rail road crossing.  The Court found that Burlington had destroyed evidence, fabricated evidence, interfered with the families investigation of the tragedy, and "knowingly advanced lies, misleading facts and/or misrepresentations" in order to conceal the truth.  The $4 million dollars is in addition to a jury verdict against the railroad for the 4 deaths that totaled $21.6 million.  For more information about this case, click here. - 3 - 10

• Red Light Cameras a Hazard?
  Jul 30, 2009

  The Murfreesboro Daily News Journal recently ran a letter to the editor regarding the use of redlight cameras at intersections in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. While these cameras are supposed to have "safety" as their purpose, it appears they may be more about making money by issuing more tickets.  Certainly that looks like what has happened in Murfreesboro.  Ticket collections are up, and rear end accidents are too! - 4 - 10

• Allstate Study Finds Nashville Ranks 35th in Safe Driving
  Jul 29, 2009

  According to an Allstate study, Nashville has safer drivers than 165 of the biggest cities in the country.  The study ranked Nashville as the 35th for safe driving when compared to 200 of the biggest U.S. cities.  The ranking is based on the average number of years between crashes.

  The list generated by Allstate, a large insurance company, shows that Nashville drivers on average, have about 10.6 years between accidents, based on insurance claims from 2006 to 2007.  However, it seems that drivers are getting in more Nashville car accidents, as the number of years between collisions used to be 11.4 years.

  Another study was conducted by Allstate examining accidents involving teen drivers.  Tennessee ranked sixth in the country for traffic fatalities and the Nashville area ranked fourth among 50 metropolitan regions.

  According to Elizabeth Hosmer, fiscal and marketing administrator at the Governor’s Highway Safety Office, Tennessee is doing everything it can to reach out to teenage drivers.  She said, “a lot of it’s speed, and their driving skills aren’t as good as they should be.  Sometimes a death has to occur before it gets their attention, and that’s not the way it should be.”

  The Allstate study ranked Chattanooga third, Knoxville fifth and Memphis 48th when it came to safe driving.

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• Nashville Resident Killed in Car Crash on Donelson Pike
  Jul 24, 2009

  A Nashville woman was fatally injured in a car accident last Thursday evening.  According to Metro Police, 54-year-old Denise Morgan died at the scene of the crash.

  Police reported that Morgan was traveling in her Chevrolet Cavalier north on Donelson Pike at approximately 7:35 PM, when a Ford Expedition heading south crossed over the center line and hit Morgan’s vehicle head on.

  The 22-year-old driver of the Expedition, Georffrey Hudson from Antioch, sustained minor injuries from the head on collision. Hudson was taken to Summit Medical Center for treatment for his injuries.

  Police are still unsure as to why the Expedition crossed over the center line into the Morgan’s lane.  Hudson did provide a blood sample so that police can test his drug and alcohol content.

  Once the investigation reaches an end, the District Attorney’s Office will decide if charges will be filed in connection with the fatal Tennessee car accident.

   

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• Teen Killed in Tennessee Car Crash
  Jul 06, 2009

  Gabe Brewer, a 17-year-old boy from Murfreesboro, was killed Saturday afternoon on July 4th, from injuries he sustained in a one-vehicle accident at approximately 3:15 AM on Baker Road, according to a state trooper.

  He was a passenger in a wreck that occurred about two miles from the Blackman community, said Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper Michael Marvin.

  Eighteen-year-old Joshua Ingram was driving the vehicle at the time of the accident, when his car veered off the right side of the road and spun into a mailbox, which hit the driver’s rear door where Brewer had been sitting.

  Brewer was treated at the scene of the crash before being transported to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, where he died approximately 11 hours later.

  Ingram and the passenger riding in the front were not injured.

  Ingram claimed that he had fallen asleep behind the wheel.  According to Marvin, some of the contributing factors in the fatal accident included failure to maintain the lane of travel and possibly speeding.

  There have been 17 traffic fatalities this year in Rutherford County.

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• Teen Killed in Tennessee Car Crash
  Jul 06, 2009

  Gabe Brewer, a 17-year-old boy from Murfreesboro, was killed Saturday afternoon on July 4th, from injuries he sustained in a one-vehicle accident at approximately 3:15 AM on Baker Road, according to a state trooper.

  He was a passenger in a wreck that occurred about two miles from the Blackman community, said Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper Michael Marvin.

  Eighteen-year-old Joshua Ingram was driving the vehicle at the time of the accident, when his car veered off the right side of the road and spun into a mailbox, which hit the driver’s rear door where Brewer had been sitting.

  Brewer was treated at the scene of the crash before being transported to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, where he died approximately 11 hours later.

  Ingram and the passenger riding in the front were not injured.

  Ingram claimed that he had fallen asleep behind the wheel.  According to Marvin, some of the contributing factors in the fatal accident included failure to maintain the lane of travel and possibly speeding.

  There have been 17 traffic fatalities this year in Rutherford County.

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• Teen Driving Deaths High in Tennessee
  Jul 02, 2009

  A recent study shows that Tennessee has one of the highest teen fatality rates in the country.  One Tennessee official blames this high death rate on a lack of mandatory driver’s education.

  Allstate Insurance Company released its study, “Allstate America’s Teen Driving Hotspots,” which had Tennessee ranked as the sixth state in the country for driving deaths among teenagers.  The Memphis area was listed as 16th among 50 metropolitan regions included in the study.

  The study found that the majority of fatal car accidents occurred in rural areas and in the South.  Male teen drivers were more than twice as likely to be involved in a fatal crash and more than 50 percent of all crashes occurred among the 18 to 19 age group.

  Some of the most common problems identified in the study regarding teen driving accidents had to do with speeding and lack of seat belts.  Local authorities also said that winding two-lane roads without shoulders are to blame for these accidents.

  Allstate’s study was based on 2000-2006 data, which relied on information from Allstate insurance claims, the U.S. Census bureau and national crash statistics.  The Tennessee Department of Safety reported that 72 teens were killed in 2008 in Tennessee car accidents, which is actually lower than the previous year.

  In Tennessee, teens are not required to complete driver’s education and many schools lack the funding to offer such a program, which can help teens make smart decisions when behind the wheel.

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• Woman Faces Charges in Fatal Tennessee Car Accident
  Jun 08, 2009

  The woman who was involved in a fatal three-car accident at the end of May near the Roane-Cumberland county line, now faces charges.

  According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, the fatal car crash occurred at approximately 2:40 PM on U.S. Highway 70 near Glen Hill Road.  Nicole L. Lawson, a 37-year-old Rockwood resident, was traveling east when her Toyota pickup truck crossed the center line and struck a westbound Chevrolet truck head-on, according to Trooper Rodney Redmon.

  The Tennessee car accident took the life of 59-year-old Gary L. Pugh from Crossville and injured Lawson.  She was taken to the University of Tennessee Medical Center where she was listed as being in critical condition.  Neither of the drivers were wearing their seat belts at the time of the crash.

  Demond and Barbara Reed, both 37 and from Rockwood, were also injured when they ran their GMC pickup truck off the road to avoid the accident.  Both Reeds were wearing their seat belts.

  The fatal Tennessee car crash caused traffic on U.S. 70 for hours until the road was reopened that evening.

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