Distracted & Texting While Driving Accidents
Distracted driving is engaging in any activity that diverts attention from driving, but perhaps the biggest single distraction is people on their cell phones, texting while driving, dialing, looking at emails or otherwise using their phones while driving down the road. Distracted drivers put themselves and others at risk when they take their eyes off the road or aren’t paying full attention the task of driving. Imagine, if you’re traveling down the highway at 55 miles per hour, and you take your eyes off the road to grab something or look at your phone for just 5 seconds, your vehicle will travel the length of a football field! Car accidents can happen in an instant, so 5 seconds is a long time.
Distracted Driving Injures and Kills Thousands
Each year, thousands of deaths and hundreds of thousands of injuries are attributed to distracted driving. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says that in 2018 there were 2841 people killed by distracted driving, and 400,000 people injured in distracted driving crashes. And not all the cases of distracted driving can be proven, so the actual numbers could be even higher.
Activities That Can Cause Distracted Driving Accidents
Anything that takes a driver’s full attention off the road, no matter how briefly, can cause crashes, wrecks, accidents and deaths. Here are just some of the activities that may make a driver guilty of distracted driving:
- Texting while driving
- Using a cell phone or smartphone while driving
- Eating or drinking while driving
- Talking to passengers while driving
- Grooming (fixing hair, putting on makeup, etc. ) while driving
- Reading while driving (including maps)
- Using a navigation system while driving
- Watching a video while driving
- Adjusting a radio, CD player or MP3 player while driving
The experienced Attorneys at Sauter Sullivan handle all kinds of car accident cases, many of which involve serious injuries or even wrongful death caused by people guilty of driving while distracted. Contact us today and speak with one of our lawyers today.
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$5.2 Million Settlement in Delivery Van Accident Case
In July of 2011, a mother was stopped at a traffic light with her 9 year old son and 11 year old daughter on Illinois route 15 in Belleville, Illinois. The driver of a commercial delivery van / truck was using his cellular phone instead of paying attention and slammed into the back of the woman’s car at almost 50
Sauter Sullivan Gets An $850,000 Settlement for Client Hit By Drunk Driver
Kevin Sullivan at Sauter Sullivan represented a 37 year old construction worker named Robert “Bobbie” Wilson. He was on his way home shortly after midnight on Highway 270 when he was hit by a wrong way drunk driver. He had a burst fracture in his back at L-3 and injuries to his right toe and foot. He had pretty significant
Nearly $233,000 for 18-Wheeler Driver Hit by a Drunk Driver
Christopher Geldmacher represented a 42 year old professional truck driver who was on the job driving an 18-wheeler when he was struck head on by a drunk driver heading the wrong way on the interstate. The truck driver was in Collinsville, Illinois heading northbound on Interstate 255, when the collision occurred. The drunk driver hit the truck head-on, causing the
Chris Geldmacher Gets $225,000 Car Accident Settlement for Woman Involved in Two Car Accidents in One Month
In August of 2018 a woman was involved in two car accidents in one month in North St. Louis County, Missouri. The woman suffered pain in her neck and lower back. So, she went to the emergency room, and then followed up with a chiropractor. Despite multiple treatments her pain persisted. The chiropractor order MRIs of her neck and lower
$102,000 Settlement for Neck Injury in Rear-End Collision
Attorney Christopher Geldmacher of Sauter Sullivan, represented a 47 year old woman from South St. Louis who rear-ended at the Ballas Road exit from I-64/40 west. The woman was stopped and waiting for traffic to clear so she could turn right when an inattentive driver struck her from behind. The woman required chiropractic care after the accident and as her
Sauter Sullivan Gets $95,000 for Client Injured in Motorcycle Accident
Carolyn Caruthers of Sauter Sullivan LLC took the case of an out of state motorcyclist who was injured when a Cadillac Escalade struck her while driving her motorcycle on I-270 in St. Louis. The driver of the Escalade was looking at her cell-phone while driving in the center lane when traffic slowed; the driver swerved to avoid hitting the car
Truck Accident Victim’s Pain, Emotional Trauma & Anxiety Yields $80,000 Settlement
A licensed practical nurse in her 50’s was stopped at a traffic light in a line of cars on Greenmount Road in Shiloh, Illinois. The driver of an 18-wheeler semi-truck was not paying attention, looking through his delivery papers as he drove, and slammed into the last vehicle in line at a high rate of speed, causing a multi-car pileup.
FAST RESULTS!: Motorist On A Cell Phone Causes Car Crash; Sauter Sullivan Client Quickly Awarded Over $10,000 Plus Medical Expenses
A motorist on a cell phone rear ended a woman’s car, injuring the victim’s neck and causing a concussion. The injured woman required physical therapy after she was released from the hospital. She contacted the Sauter Sullivan Law Firm for help and Matthew Sauter took the case. Sauter got a fair settlement on her behalf less than 30 days after