In last week's case (James v. Gillis) Ms. James
died in a motor vehicle collision in 2006.
This means a person who was hurt or certain relatives of someone who
died in a motor vehicle collision may be eligible to recover damages even if they chose not to use a seat belt.
Not exact matches
Data from the National Safety Council concluded an unusually high number of people
died in motor vehicle crashes
in 2016, with a 6 percent rise from 2015, and a 14 percent increase
in fatal auto accident
collisions since 2014.
Motorcyclists are also far more likely to
die in a
collision than drivers or occupants of other
motor vehicles.
A motorcyclist is about 16 times more likely to
die than the people
in the car
in collision with a
motor vehicle.
Additionally, the spouse, child, parent, or other close relative of someone who
died in a New Mexico
motor vehicle collision may be eligible to recover the costs associated with a loved one's funeral and wrongful death.
The facts show that
motor vehicle collisions are the biggest cause of teen death across the country with more than 5,000 teens
dying every year
in a crash.