Kentucky Car and Truck Accident Statistics for September 13 through September 19, 2009
Here's another periodic review and analysis of the statistics related to car and truck accidents in Kentucky, and in particular, Louisville and Jefferson County.
Kentucky State Police data indicates that a total of 2,230 motor vehicle collisions occurred statewide last week, up from 1,391 the prior week. 406 of those wrecks resulted in someone injured on killed up from 242 the week before. 12 people were killed and another 582 injured as a result of these accidents, up from 8 and 363, respectively.
Jefferson County accounted for 493 of the total accidents (307 the week before), 105 of which resulted in an injury or death (up from 42 the prior week). 157 total injuries or deaths resulted from the Jefferson County wrecks (up from 72 a week ago).
This is a very significant jump in a short amount of time. It begs the question of why and what factors are at force.
For those who were injured and/or lost their mode of transportation, their lives can easily be turned upside down and become very stressful, particularly if they cannot work while recovering. And to top it off, now they get to deal with an insurance company or two.
When dealing with this situation, an experienced attorney can be very helpful in ensuring that an injured person's rights are protected and all bases that need to be covered are getting covered. From making sure that medical expenses are getting paid, lost wages are being reimbursed to seeing to it that evidence is properly preserved and more, a lawyer can help ease the burden and allow an injury victim to recover without the stress of dealing with all the issues that pop up.
For more information about the rights of those injured or killed by another's careless and reckless activity, contact Will Nefzger by clicking on this link: e-mail Will.
