Accidents

Accident Data Center focuses on providing information and resources for people who have been injured, and for the families of those killed, to make decisions and get help. While the majority of accidents we report on are car crashes, we also see all other types of accidents including bicycle, pedestrian, boating, commercial trucking, aircraft, and motorcycle accidents

Some general accident statistics illustrate why Accident Data Center exists in the first place:

Fatality accidents in 2013 nationally:

  • There were 30,057 fatal crashes with 32,719 people killed;
  • Fatality rate per 100,000 population was 10.35;
  • Rural fatal injuries comprised 54% of all fatal injuries;
  • There were 90 fatalities per day;
  • There were 9,158 fatal crashes related to alcohol impairment; 28 people died per day in DUI crashes;
  • 49% of people killed in accidents were unrestrained with safety belts.

Injury accidents in 2013 nationally:

  • There were 5,687,000 police reported crashes with 2,313,000 people reported injured;
  • Injury rate per 100,000 population was 732;
  • There were 6,337 people injured per day.

While there have been great improvements made in overall safety statistics over the years, it is our wish that these accident numbers are brought down to zero. Until then, Accident Data Center will strive to provide up-to-date information, resources, and support for all those involved in accidents.

 

 

 

 

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The Algorithm of an Accident: A Shared Community Resource

In a recent article in Wired magazine titled “Inside the Buzz-Fueled Media Startups Battling for Your Attention,” Matt Honan frankly discusses the prevalence of social media and the “if it bleeds it leads” mentality of the media in general. While there is undeniably some definite truth to this perspective, there is another side worth considering. In some cases there may be a deeper richer story behind driving traffic to any given site: sourcing the humanity and empathy of those subjected to an otherwise over saturated 24-hour news cycle.

In Tennessee Icy roads create dozens of accidents, sprawling gridlock

Police crews and emergency responders have been stretched thin Tuesday morning as drivers have taken to roads despite warnings, leaving strings of accidents that have delayed traffic for miles.

The Nashville Metropolitan Police Department reported that between 3:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. Tuesday officers responded to four injury crash calls and 82 non-injury crash calls.--Jordan Buie

Fatal Accidents as a Global Health Crisis

"Worried about what to worry about? Accidents should move higher up your list. Worldwide, road injuries kill more people than AIDS. Falls kill nearly three times as many people as brain cancer. Drowning claims more lives than mothers dying in childbirth. Both fire and poisonings have many times more fatal victims than natural disasters. In 2013, the combined death toll from all unintentional injuries was 3.5 million people. Only heart disease and stroke were greater killers."  

Motorcyclist awarded damages after hitting a car that failed to yield

On Nov. 14, 2006, plaintiff Carlos Llamas, 34, a substitute teacher, was driving a motorcycle east on Lugonia Avenue in Redlands, on his way home from school. The plaintiff crashed into a vehicle operated by Thomas Chung, who was coming from the opposite direction and was making a left turn into his driveway. Llamas’s motorcycle hit the front of Chung’s car, and he was thrown approximately 150 feet.
FARS Encyclopedia

FARS Encyclopedia

The Summary page for the FARS Web Encyclopedia is the first thing that visitors will see when visiting this site. This page contains a random statistic drawn from the Traffic Safety Facts published each year by the DOT, a table listing the traffic fatality statistics from this day last year. The left-hand column on the home page contains a random factoid sample from the "Did You Know?" archives. The "Did You Know?" archives contain interesting and relevant statistics drawn from the Traffic Safety Facts, a compilation of motor vehicle crash data collected by the FARS program. These compilations are published every year by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.