Police said the couple was hit by another ATV in Winchester Bay over the Labor Day weekend. The woman was thrown 40 feet. She was taken to the hospital, where she spent nearly a week with a collapsed lung, broken ribs, fractured face, among other injuries — some which will affect her the rest of her life. She remembers nothing of the crash. Her boyfriend died at the scene.

The negligent driver and two passengers stopped briefly, before abandoning their ATV and fleeing the scene. The driver was apprehended a few days later and faces manslaughter, assault and hit-and-run charges. He died knowing anything about the crash. One passenger was cited for hindering prosecution. The other was not charged, but told deputies that he had been drinking with the driver before the crash.

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According to CBS Miami, the boy was just 16 and was driving with a learner’s permit. Florida’s graduated driver’s license program, which means that in order to legally operate a vehicle, he had to be seated next to a 21-year-old licensed driver. However, his two passengers were also 16-years-old and were also fellow students at Southwest Senior High School. Neighbors said the impact of the collision sounded like, “a bomb.” The teen driver’s car plowed into a BMW, driven by a mother and her 4-year-old daughter. The mother and girl suffered serious injuries. They were transported to the hospital, as were the three teens in other other car.

The case underscores how perilous and vulnerable teen drivers are, especially in the early stages of driving and most especially when they drive with passengers who are also teens. AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety found that compared to having no passengers, teen drivers 16 and 17 who had just one passenger under the age of 21 were 44 percent more likely to be killed in a crash. Having two underage passengers doubled the risk of the teen driver being killed. Three or more underage passengers quadrupled the fatality risk. 

On the other hand, having at least one passenger over the age of 35 decreased the 16- and 17-year-old drivers’ risk of a fatal crash by 62 percent.

These are important statistics to consider ahead of summer, which tends to be associated with a higher instance of teen crashes.

Teens in general are more likely to be involved in a crash than other drivers. The AAA Foundation reported that just in 2013, nearly 3,000 people were killed and another 372,000 injured in crashes involving at least one teen driver.

We are fast approaching what is considered the “100 Deadliest Days” for teen drivers, which span from Memorial Day to Labor Day. During this time frame, an average of 220 teen drivers and passengers die in traffic accidents during the summer, which represents a 43 percent uptick compared to the other seasons.

The good news is that non-fatal injury collisions and fatal crashes involving teen drivers have fallen substantially over the course of two decades – both by more than 50 percent. Comparatively, injurious and fatal crashes involving adults fell too, but only by 25 percent. That means awareness matters. Parent involvement matters. Graduated driver’s license laws matter.

But this crash out of Miami shows how far we still have to go.

Recently, the Modesto Bee reported on the tragic case of an Oakdale, California student who survived a texting-and-driving teen auto accident in 2006. She wrote extensively about it for a senior project. But almost one year to the day of that collision, she died in another distracted driving accident. Police said she was reportedly arguing with a friend via text message.

Research has shown that teens are 12 times more likely to crash when they reach for a phone to check a text message and 16 times more likely when they actually respond to that text.

The NHTSA report teen drivers are the most likely to be distracted, and motor vehicle accidents are the No. 1 cause of teen deaths.

If you have been a victim of a traffic accident, call Chalik & Chalik at (954) 476-1000 or 1 (800) 873-9040.

Additional Resources:

Police: Teen Driver Runs Stop Sign, Causes Violent Crash, May 12, 2016, By Ted Scouten, CBS Miami

More Blog Entries:

Fort Lauderdale DUI Car Accident Proves Fatal for Two, May 2, 2016, Miami Car Accident Lawyer Blog

Just one drink may impair your vision, and affect your reflexes and judgment. By that time, it does not take much to distract a driver, and the consequences may be fatal.

Consider the statistics from last year on Labor Day: 21 died, 42 were seriously injured and 144 were jailed for DUI. Was drinking and driving the right way to spend the holiday when it ended in death, serious injuries and incarceration? Was that last drink worth the consequences? According to Texas law enforcement, there were 24,410 DUI collisions last year and at least 1,000 deaths. Being convicted of DUI in Texas has the potential to include fines up to $17,000, loss of a driver’s license and possibly time behind bars.

Some may think the DUI problem is only prevalent on land. That is not the case. Boating while under the influence is just as deadly. Last year Texas Game Wardens incarcerated 163 individuals for boating while inebriated.

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Just one drink may impair your vision, and affect your reflexes and judgment. By that time, it does not take much to distract a driver, and the consequences may be fatal.

Consider the statistics from last year on Labor Day: 21 died, 42 were seriously injured and 144 were jailed for DUI. Was drinking and driving the right way to spend the holiday when it ended in death, serious injuries and incarceration? Was that last drink worth the consequences? According to Texas law enforcement, there were 24,410 DUI collisions last year and at least 1,000 deaths. Being convicted of DUI in Texas has the potential to include fines up to $17,000, loss of a driver’s license and possibly time behind bars.

Some may think the DUI problem is only prevalent on land. That is not the case. Boating while under the influence is just as deadly. Last year Texas Game Wardens incarcerated 163 individuals for boating while inebriated.

Lee, Gober and Reyna – If you need a personal injury lawyer or help with an auto accident, motorcycle accident, wrongful death, or burn injury case, contact Lee, Gober and Reyna by visiting http://www.lgrlawfirm.com or calling 512.800.8000

A recent report released by the NHTSA outlines the disturbing fact that in 2010 alone, there were 13,323 fatalities as a result of individuals driving while impaired. Meanwhile, 430,000 nonfatal injuries racked up a cost of approximately $60 billion.

Together, the comprehensive costs (direct costs such as insurance and medical care) and the cost of lost quality of life returned at $242.6 billion.

It is not all bad news, though. The report also outlines that previously, at least 50 percent of deaths happened as a result of alcohol related collisions. The number has declined to about 40 percent over the last few years.

States are currently debating a NHTSA proposition to lower the BAC to 0.05 percent. While this change would not eliminate the risks associated with driving impaired, it may reduce them, as drivers below the 0.08 threshold have still wreaked deadly havoc across the United States. More than 100 countries have already lowered their levels to 0.05 or lower.

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The multi-agency coverage for the long weekend ensured that many drunk drivers were taken off the roads, but it did not prevent intoxicated Texans from getting behind the wheel. Over the holiday, Harris County racked up a record, reporting 192 DUI arrests.

That number bears repeating – 192 arrests for driving while under the influence. One hundred and ninety-two individuals who made the negligent choice to drink too much and then climb behind the wheel of a vehicle. How many drove without being caught, injured or killed (this time)?

Texas has one of the worst records in the nation for DUI accidents. In 2012 alone, the state reported 89,256 DUI arrests, 1,296 deaths (up 7 percent from 2011 and rising each year), 16,882 alcohol-related crash injuries at 0.1 BAC or higher, and 25,761 alcohol-related crashes at 0.1 BAC or higher. Rates are climbing steadily.

If one crackdown in Harris County can net 192 drunk drivers, what would happen if all counties and police forces stepped up their enforcement of impaired driving laws?

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According to Michigan State Police, 10 fatalities from 9 collisions occurred over the 2013 Labor Day weekend in Michigan. The Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over effort was, in part, a response to those tragedies. Overall, drunk driving led to 354 roadway deaths last year.

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