Car Accident Statistics

Car accidents can happen in a flash

Car accidents happen more than you might imagine. More than six million car accidents occur on US roads every year. More than 3 million people sustain injuries — and 2 million people sustain permanent injuries.

These are just a few eye-opening car accident statistics. A car accident can happen in the blink of an eye. You can never plan for an accident, but you can be prepared and know what to do if seriously injured in a car wreck. One of your first steps is to contact a serious injury lawyer in Texas. Attorney David Glenn is board certified in personal injury trial law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

A closer look at car accident statistics in Texas

The following are other car accident statistics for 2009 (source: the Texas Department of Transportation):

• One person was killed on Texas roadways every 2 hours and 50 minutes
• Someone was injured every 2 minutes and 14 seconds
• One reportable crash occurred every 74 seconds
• More than 59,000 serious injury crashes were reported resulting in more than 80,000 people sustaining a serious injury
• Most traffic fatalities, or 54.5 percent of all traffic fatalities, occurred in rural areas.
• Nearly 700 people were killed in crashes that occurred in an intersection or related to an intersection
• 505 people were killed in head-on collisions
• There were 235,280 people injured in car crashes
• 956 people were killed in drunk driving accidents, which accounts for about 31 percent of the number of people killed in traffic accidents

If you were injured, or a loved one was killed or seriously injured in a car accident in Texas, take action immediately to protect your rights. Talk to an experienced catastrophic injury lawyer in Dallas/Fort Worth. Call (817) 424-5999 or reach us toll-free at 1-877-809-9699. Your consultation is free of charge, and you don't pay us any fees unless we recover compensation for you.

Contact a tough, Texas trial lawyer who will fight for your rights. Contact attorney David Glenn: The People's Warrior.