Were you involved in a Boise car accident? Your car crash in Boise isn’t an accident. Contact our Idaho attorneys to get started on your case.
Boise Car Accidents and Those Across The Nation
We know that more than 30,000 people get killed in a variety of motor vehicle crashes each each year in the U.S. We have heard plenty of clients talk about their Boise car accident as well. Car crashes are a top 10 cause of death among people between the ages of one and 54 years old. What’s more in 2013, crash deaths resulted in $44 billion in medical expenses and lost work productivity. Those costs can never be recaptured . Also in that same year, more than 240 people were killed in crashes in Idaho. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that a combined total of medical and work loss costs added up to $303 million for crash-related deaths in the State of Idaho in 2013. This CDC Infographic on losses from motor vehicle collisions in Idaho lays it out in even more detail.
Reality Is Most “Car Accidents” Are Preventable And Thus, Not “Accidents”
Although people tend to refer to them as “car accidents” or “auto accidents” most wrecks are far from being “accidental.” They result from a person making a bad decision. They don’t “just happen”. In most cases, so-called car accidents are completely preventable. Among other ways of limiting them, cracking down on behaviors like drunk and distracted driving can help to save lives in Boise and across the nation. In addition to promoting graduated driver licensing systems, sobriety checkpoints and ignition interlock devices for convicted drunk drivers, the CDC also recommends drivers and their passengers always buckle up. At Hepworth Holzer, we believe using the term accident has the tendency to minimize responsibility for inappropriate behavior. So we do not call it a Boise car accident. We call it a crash. There are plenty of people who have thought about this issue who agree with us like Sarah Goodyear from City Lab who describes the whole issue in her article .
Boise Car Crash Lawyers
After any type of personal injury from a car crash in Boise, it’s essential to get in touch with a quality personal injury lawyer about your options. This is even more true if you suspect distracted driving or some other type of dangerous behavior was a factor in the crash. The team at Hepworth Holzer, LLP can provide you with a simple, accessible guide for understanding injury claims and help you to decide how to best pursue your injury claim. Contact our skilled lawyers and proven team today for a free case review and evaluation