A teenaged driver was killed early on Friday when she crashed her car into a pine tree in Riverside County. According to the Press Enterprise, the collision happened at about 12:15 a.m. when a 19-year-old woman from Rialto was apparently distracted while arguing with a passenger in her car. Citing official sources, the Press Enterprise identified a back seat passenger as 19-year-old George Poma of Grand Terrace. According to the other passenger, Jenae Reliford of Colton, Poma and the driver were arguing just before the driver crossed into oncoming traffic and hit a tree near the intersection of Barton Road and Preston Street in Grand Terrace. The vehicle was traveling between 50 and 60 mph when the crash occurred, and the driver and Poma were apparently not wearing seatbelts. Poma and Reliford were both hospitalized.
Distracted Teen Drivers
Distracted driving accounts for an enormous number of accidents and tragic deaths every year. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2011 more than 3,300 people were killed in crashes involving a distracted driver, and another 387,000 were injured. In 2010, a distraction was reported as a cause of 18% of all crashes in which someone was injured. The number of crashes involving driver distraction has been climbing along with the number of text messages sent in this country. "Cognitive" distraction is particularly dangerous for younger drivers since they already represent a significantly higher accident danger when compared to other age groups, according to the CDC. Assuming that the report above is correct and the unidentified driver was distracted by the argument she was having with the back seat passenger, this is but another example of a tragedy that could have been avoided, simply by the driver's commitment to operating her vehicle safely instead of focusing attention elsewhere. This is to say nothing of the fact that two people in the car, one of whom died, were not wearing their seat belts.
Seat Belt Use
What makes the accident above all the more tragic is that its happening was probably preventable, and the loss of life and extent of the injuries suffered may have been avoidable if everyone in the car was wearing a seat belt. It is sadly true that the highest risk group for getting into accidents, teen drivers, are also the same group who use their seat belts the least when compared to other age groups. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, teens buckle up far less frequently than adults do. In fact, in 2009 the majority (56%) of young people 16 to 20 years old involved in fatal crashes were unbuckled. Nothing could be more heartbreaking to a parent than to lose a child in an accident, especially when the death could have been so easily prevented.
If you have been seriously injured or a loved one has been killed in an accident involving a distracted driver, contacting an Orange County auto accident attorney is likely the best first step toward holding the responsible party responsible. Nothing can undo the physical and emotional harm done, but our civil justice system was intended to hold people accountable accountable for their actions and to ensure those harmed are compensated.
SOURCE: GRAND TERRACE: Driver killed in crash while arguing, the Press Enterprise, June 29, 2013, by Brian Rokos
Distracted Teen Drivers
Distracted driving accounts for an enormous number of accidents and tragic deaths every year. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2011 more than 3,300 people were killed in crashes involving a distracted driver, and another 387,000 were injured. In 2010, a distraction was reported as a cause of 18% of all crashes in which someone was injured. The number of crashes involving driver distraction has been climbing along with the number of text messages sent in this country. "Cognitive" distraction is particularly dangerous for younger drivers since they already represent a significantly higher accident danger when compared to other age groups, according to the CDC. Assuming that the report above is correct and the unidentified driver was distracted by the argument she was having with the back seat passenger, this is but another example of a tragedy that could have been avoided, simply by the driver's commitment to operating her vehicle safely instead of focusing attention elsewhere. This is to say nothing of the fact that two people in the car, one of whom died, were not wearing their seat belts.
Seat Belt Use
What makes the accident above all the more tragic is that its happening was probably preventable, and the loss of life and extent of the injuries suffered may have been avoidable if everyone in the car was wearing a seat belt. It is sadly true that the highest risk group for getting into accidents, teen drivers, are also the same group who use their seat belts the least when compared to other age groups. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, teens buckle up far less frequently than adults do. In fact, in 2009 the majority (56%) of young people 16 to 20 years old involved in fatal crashes were unbuckled. Nothing could be more heartbreaking to a parent than to lose a child in an accident, especially when the death could have been so easily prevented.
If you have been seriously injured or a loved one has been killed in an accident involving a distracted driver, contacting an Orange County auto accident attorney is likely the best first step toward holding the responsible party responsible. Nothing can undo the physical and emotional harm done, but our civil justice system was intended to hold people accountable accountable for their actions and to ensure those harmed are compensated.
SOURCE: GRAND TERRACE: Driver killed in crash while arguing, the Press Enterprise, June 29, 2013, by Brian Rokos
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