Kentucky Car Accident Attorney: Kentucky Car And Truck Accident Statistics For January 2010
According to Kentucky State Police data, a total of 9.754 motor vehicle collisions occurred statewide in January 2010. 1,494 of those wrecks resulted in someone injured or killed. A total of 44 people were killed and 2,178 injured as a result of these accidents.
Jefferson County accounted for 2,049 (21%) of the total accidents in January 2010. 330 resulted in at least one injury. 8 total fatalities and 500 total injuries resulted from the Jefferson County wrecks.
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.
