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Four injured in Mount Vernon crash

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Four injured in Mount Vernon accident
Motor vehicle collision caused by distracted driving



Date: August 11, 2011, 08/11/2011
Location: Mount Vernon, Skagit County, Washington
Type: Car accident, Motor vehicle collision
Outcome: Four injured

A family of four was injured in a collision near Mount Vernon on Thursday.

While driving northbound on Interstate 5, a 27-year-old woman driving an SUV drifted onto the shoulder then over-corrected by flipping her vehicle.

A 3-month-old baby boy was ejected from the vehicle, sustaining serious head injuries. The 27-year-old driver and her two other children ages six and seven, were also injured. Everyone was taken to Skagit Valley Hospital but the infant was later airlifted to Harborview Medical Center.

Washington State Patrol is investigating the accident and reported the distracted driving was the cause of the crash.

Mount Vernon Fatal Accident Statistics for 2009
    Fatal accident count: 1
    Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 3
    Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
    Fatalities: 1
    Persons involved in fatal accidents: 5
    Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

National Car Accident Statistics

•     There were more than 5.5 million car accidents in the United States.
•     Nearly 31,000 were fatal, and more than 2 million people were injured.
•     The majority of fatal crashes involved only one vehicle (61 percent).
•     Nearly half of all fatal crashes occurred on roads with posted speed limits of 55 mph or higher.
•     The deadliest month for car crashes was August.
•     More than 2,864 fatal crashes occurred in 2009.
•     Most crashes happened between 5 and 5:59 p.m. on weekdays, and between 2 and 2:59 a.m. on weekends.

Child Accident Statistics According to a report issued by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), more than 2,000 children are killed in accidents or die from an unintentional injury every day.  And every year tens of millions of children are left with life-long disabilities.

Children and adolescents are at high risk for many injuries including those caused by:

•     Cars and other motor vehicle accidents
•     Fireworks
•     Playground equipment
•     Ingestion of household products such as cosmetics and personal care products, cleaning substances, pain relievers, foreign bodies, and plants
•     Household fires
•     Falls
•     Swimming-related accidents

Seattle Motor Vehicle Accident Attorneys
A motor vehicle accident is when a road vehicle collides with another vehicle, pedestrian, road debris, or man-made object.  These collisions can result in personal injury, property damage, or death.  Motor vehicle accidents can involve automobiles, trucks, semi or tractor trailer trucks, delivery vehicles, passenger vans, motorcycles, etc.  Contributing factors in traffic accidents can be vehicle design, speed of operation, road design, driver distraction (texting or talking on a cell phone while driving), and driver impairment (drunk driving). If you or a family member has suffered as the result of a car accident in Washington state,  Seattle motor vehicle accident attorney Chris Davis and the Davis Law Group, P.S. can help you.  We are committed to helping car accident, trucking accident, DUI accident, and motorcycle accident victims recover the just and fair compensation they are entitled to receive under the law.