Around the country, fatal car accidents had been slowly declining with a 22% decrease from 2000 to 2014.
However, in the in the first nine months of 2014 there were 23,796, but in the first nine months of 2015, that number rose to over 26,000. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration almost all of the accidents were caused by human factors, such as drunk driving, not using a seat belt and distracted driving.
In Maryland in 2014 there were 442 people killed on the roads and 2015 figures are likely to be higher. There is a particular problem in the state with drunk drivers with nationally 1.9% of people saying that have driven drunk but that figure is 2.1% in Maryland.
Sobriety check points are allowed in the state and anyone who is going to get behind the wheel of a car should be aware of the major consequences of causing an accident while driving drunk.
To learn more about your rights and potential compensation after an auto accident, please call the Hagerstown accident attorneys of Dolina Hobbs, LLC, at (301) 739-1013 or contact us online today.
