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Accident Facts

 

In 2002, 42,815 people lost their lives in motor vehicle crashes -an increase of 1.5 percent from 2001 (42,196). The fatality rate per 100 million vehicle miles of travel in 2002 was 1.51. The injury rate per 100 million vehicle miles of travel in 2002 was 103. The fatality rate per 100,000 population was 14.85 in 2002, slightly higher than the 2001 rate of 14.79. An average of 117 persons died each day in motor vehicle crashes in 2002- one every 12 minutes. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for every age from 2 through 33 years old. Vehicle occupants accounted for 87 percent of traffic fatalities in 2002. The remaining 13 percent were pedestrians, pedalcyclists, and other nonoccupants.

Table 1. Motor Vehicle Occupants and Nonoccupants Killed and Injured,1992-2002

Table 2. Persons Killed and Injured and Fatality and Injury Rates,1992-2002

 

Contact our DC Accident Lawyers if you have ever experienced a personal injury and think others are at fault for the accident.

 
Did You Know?    
 
 
In 2004, There Were An Estimated 6,181,000 Police-Reported Traffic Crashes
In which 42,636 people were killed and 2,788,000 people were injured; 4,281,000 crashes involved property damage only.

 


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Terms

 


Today's Terms

Accident

Definition:
A collision involving an automobile and anything that causes damage to the automobile, including other automobiles, telephone poles, buildings, and trees.

Summons

Definition:
Document or writ directing the sheriff or other officer to notify a person that an action has been commenced against him in court and that he is required to appear, on a certain day, and answer the complaint in such action.

Subrogation

Definition:
The process in which an insurance company, after paying a loss to its insured, recovers the amount of the loss for damages (plus the insured's deductible) from the legally liable party.

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Hot Topics

 

  • DUI Car Accidents
  • Aggresive Driving
  • Catastrophic Injuries
  • Speeding Accidents

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DC Car Accident Lawyers

 
If you live in one of the following cities and have been in an auto accident you should contact an DC Car Accident Lawyers as soon as possible:

  • Washington DC
  • Adams Morgan
  • Anacostia
  • Capitol Hill
  • Cathedral Heights
  • Chevy Chase
  • Chinatown
  • Columbia Heights
  • Dupont Circle
  • Foggy Bottom
  • Friendship Heights
  • Georgetown
  • Glover Park
  • Logan Circle
  • Mount Vernon Square
  • Mount Pleasant
  • Shaw
  • Woodley Park
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