Kentucky Car and Truck Accident Lawyer: Life-Threatening Louisville Crash Investigated For Alcohol Involvement
The unfortunate recent spate of serious and deadly car, truck and motorcycle wrecks here in the Louisville, Kentucky area continues as summertime driving increases. This time, local media are reporting that an 11 year-old boy was struck while riding his bicycle by a car. The crash happened in the northeastern part of Jefferson County. A woman lost control of the Ford Escort she was driving around 8 p.m. on Saturday (June 21) night, left the roadway and went into a driveway where the boy was riding his bike.
Hopefully all involved make a quick and speedy recover, but media reports indicate the boy's injuries are life-threatening. Our thoughts are with the injured boy and family.
A crash like this raises many questions, such as whether there are causes other than driver error. In this case, the police have indicated that alcohol may have been a factor. It is imperative that a full investigation take place to determine if there were any factors at play causing this tragedy that are not readily apparent and to preserve evidence.
Although the police are conducting an investigation to determine the cause, and they typically good job, it is often important for someone involved in this type of accident, or a family member or friend, to do their own investigation. Hiring a lawyer experienced in handling car wrecks can assure a victim of such a wreck, or the family, that their interests and rights are being protected.
A lawyer experienced in handling car and truck wrecks will know what to do to uncover any underlying causes that do not appear on the surface and may go unrecognized in other investigations. For instance, I have seen many accidents where it first was thought and reported that a seat belt was not in use, but later the facts indicate the seat belt was in use, but failed to work properly.
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