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One dead in Yakima County car accident

Story Highlights:
One dead in Mount Adams collision
Motor vehicle accident caused by wheels off the roadway



Date: August 13, 2011, 08/13/2011
Location: Yakima Indian Reservation, Yakima County, Washington
Type: Motor vehicle collision
Outcome: One dead

A child was killed in a collision near Mount Adams on Saturday morning.

While driving eastbound on Bia Road 271, 40-year-old Lisa M. Sam lost control of her vehicle due to gravel and veered off the roadway. Her car rolled down an embankment before coming to a stop.

Sam was injured and her 9-year-old passenger Lo-Quish Sam Martinez was killed.

Washington State Patrol reported that the cause of the collision was due to wheels off the roadway and neither drugs nor alcohol were involved.

Washington State Fatal Accident Statistics
Fatalities occurred almost equally during daytime hours (49.7%) and nighttime hours (50.3%) from 1997 to 2006. The time of day with the highest number of fatalities was between 2 pm and 5:59 pm with 22.1%, followed by 6 pm to 9:59 pm with 19.7%. Research indicates only 10-15% of traffic volume occurs during the nighttime hours. If we use a conservative estimate of 20%, we find the nighttime fatality rate per vehicle-miles-traveled is consistently 3-4 times higher than the daytime rate.

A majority of fatalities occurred between July and September from 1997 to 2006 (30.7%). The single month with the highest number of fatalities was July with 10.9%, while the month with the lowest number of fatalities was February with 6.5%. From 1997 to 2006, 59% of fatal traffic collisions were single-vehicle involved. In addition, 44.7% of those single-vehicle collisions were impaired-driver-involved. Males continue to be involved in the majority of traffic collisions—representing 69.1% of fatalities from 1997-2006. This difference is most prominent in the 21-30 age group, where they comprise 78.3% of the total.

Seattle Wrongful Death Attorneys
Chris Davis and everyone at the Davis Law Group sends out their heartfelt condolences for the family and friends of Lo-Quish Sam Martinez and hope they can find a knowledgeable wrongful death lawyer that will help settle their case and get them the compensation they deserve for suffering such a tragic loss. If you or a family member has suffered as the result of a car accident Seattle car accident attorney Chris Davis and the Davis Law Group, P.S. can help you. We understand the devastation that can occur as a result of being in a serious auto accident. We are committed to helping car accident, trucking accident, and motorcycle accident victims recover the just and fair compensation they are entitled to receive under the law.