Kentucky Car Accident Attorney: Kentucky Car And Truck Accident Statistics For 2009
According to Kentucky State Police data, a total of 147,353 motor vehicle collisions occurred statewide in 2009. 25,811 of those wrecks resulted in someone injured or killed. A total of 796 people were killed and another 38,234 injured as a result of these accidents. Although the number of collisions (146,884) and collisions with injuries (26,403) was up from 2008, the number of total injuries (38,777) and fatalities (838) was down.
Jefferson County accounted for 28,725 (19.5%) of the total accidents in 2009. 4,954 (19.1% of the state total) resulted in at least one injury. 57 (7.1% of the state total) total fatalities and 7,389 (19.3% of the state total) total injuries resulted from the Jefferson County wrecks. Although the total number of wrecks went up from 2008 (27,852), those with injuries (5,051), the total number of injuries (7,415) and the total number of deaths (78) went down.
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.
