Sentences with phrase «vehicle motor vehicle accident»

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More than 2,600 pedestrians are injured from motor - vehicle - related accidents in B.C. every year, and as many as 67 of those die as a result.

For some perspective, here's a chart comparing the number of people in the US who died from SCA in 2012 to the number who died from Alzheimer's disease, assault with firearms, breast cancer, cervical cancer, colorectal cancer, diabetes, HIV, house fires, motor vehicle accidents, prostate cancer, and suicides:

I still do primarily claims relating to motor vehicle accidents and I do a fair amount of statutory accident benefits, defending those on behalf of the insurance companies.

The fallout from the accident could stall the development and testing of self - driving vehicles, designed to eventually perform far better than human drivers and to sharply reduce the number of motor vehicle fatalities that occur each year.

We offer assistance in understanding the complexities of motor vehicle accident and personal injury law.

Pope John Paul saved me and husband from a near fatal motor vehicle accident.

For children within quite a large age range, however, the largest cause of death in the U.S. is motor vehicle accidents.

The supposed «push» never occurred at all and the contact occurred because Lucas stopped dead in front of Eboue and the ensuing collision was akin to a motor vehicle accident caused when the driver in front breaks suddenly and is hit by a car travelling closely behind.

Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death in some countries, a waste considering keeping our kids safe is fairly simple and straightforward.

The largest outlier, which cost more than $ 40,000, was due to a motor vehicle accident.

They may be aware of the greater risk for mood disorders such as depression and anxiety associated with sleep loss; the substantial impairment in cognitive abilities such as sustained attention, short - term memory, information processing, and school performance; or the increased risk for motor vehicle accidents that accompanies lack of sleep.

Also, there is no reporting of medical errors in the U.S., so we really don't have the data to draw conclusions, but the Institute of Medicine in 2000 reported that «at least 44,000 and perhaps as many as 98,000 Americans die in hospitals each year as a result of medical errors,» meaning that «deaths due to preventable adverse events in hospitalized patients exceed the deaths attributable to motor vehicle accidents (43,458), breast cancer (42,297) or AIDS (16,516).»

For children between the ages of 2 and 14, motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health)- Children under 4 years of age fare better in motor vehicle accidents when they are riding in rear - facing rather than forward - facing car seats, according to a report published online in the British Medical Journal.

It focuses on one specific problem: more children 1 to 14 die from accidents such as motor vehicle crashes, fires, drowning, poisoning and falls than any other cause.»

You're more likely worried about your child's safety than what an accident (or other motor vehicle incident) can do to your insurance premiums.

Surveys carried out indicate that, motor vehicle accidents are the number one cause of fatal injuries in children and adults too.

Sometimes we have to take risks out of necessity; we can't just stop using cars to eliminate motor vehicle accidents.

ELLICOTT - A Gerry woman has died following a motor vehicle accident that occurred on Harris Hill Rd. in the town of Ellicott Tuesday afternoon.

State Police are investigating a 1 car fatal motor vehicle accident on Hawleyton Road in the Town of Binghamton at approximately 3:20 AM Thursday.

On his occasional use of flashing red lights, Freilich said: «I have the permission — only thing I go on calls is when I show up at MVAs (motor vehicle accidents) and deaths... kidnappings or negotiations.

There are a couple of dozen deer crossing signs within the city, which are put up following repeated deer / motor vehicle accidents.

Aside from car damage from potholes, the claims of city negligence included motor vehicle accidents, water - main breaks and sewer backups, according to the comptroller's office.

State Police arrested 23 - year - old Nicholas Degristina of Burlington Flats, for DWI & other traffic tickets, after troopers responded to the report of a motor vehicle accident with injuries on Otsego County Route 18 at State Route 80 in the Town... Continue reading →

The affected officers died in several circumstances, including during exchange of fire with armed robbers, motor accidents, stabbing, being run over by vehicles, and police crossfire.

Chenango County Deputies arrested 62 year old John Rutan during an investigation of a motor vehicle accident in McDonough.

The cause of the motor vehicle accident is under investigation by the Tompkins County Sheriff's Office and the New York State Police Accident Reconstruction Unit.

Use of the age - appropriate restraints such as a car safety seat or a booster seat greatly reduces the risk of serious injury and death to your children in a motor vehicle accident.»

---------------------- Long time area businessman Ralph Cuozzo Senior died Wednesday following a motor vehicle accident in the town of Sidney.

Monroe is accused of being in a violent domestic incident with a passenger in his vehicle on State Highway 28 in the Towns of Delhi and Bovina, whee he allegedly was involved in 2 separate motor vehicle accidents, 1 of which led to the passenger sustaining injuries.

Treatment with the use of medical cannabis also has shown adverse effects such as daytime sleepiness, which may lead to unintended consequences such as motor vehicle accidents.

Increasingly, such potent opioids are claiming the lives of young adults aged 20 - 34 and, for the first time, have made opioid - related deaths the leading cause of accidental deaths, surpassing motor vehicle accidents and gun violence, 2015 National Center for Health Statistics data show.

The most common causes of spinal cord injuries are motor vehicle accidents (46 percent), falls (22 percent), violence (16 percent) and sports injuries (12 percent).

High - speed motor vehicle accidents cause 80 percent of these injuries, Askin says, often when the child's body is securely strapped into their car seat and their head is flung forward.

A 2002 study supported by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation concluded that guns are «the second leading cause of death among young people ages 10 to 19 ″ — second only to motor vehicle accidents — killing or injuring 20,000 each year.

By the 1960s motor vehicle accidents killed more than 50,000 people a year.

«The increased risk is such that if Canada was to switch over to a system of private, for - profit hospitals, we would expect an additional 2200 Canadians to die each year,» says the cardiologist, adding that this number is comparable to that of Canadians dying each year in motor vehicle accidents or from colorectal cancer.

With automobile accidents a leading cause of death among children in the United States, all 50 U.S. states require young children to be in car safety seats when travelling in a motor vehicle.

Patient N, who had been in a vegetative state for three years following a motor vehicle accident, showed no signs of language comprehension and was constantly screaming.

The estimated costs include $ 86.9 billion in lost productivity, $ 26.2 billion in motor vehicle accidents and $ 6.5 billion in workplace accidents.

Each service of the U.S. military posted the lowest number of deaths from motor vehicle accidents in 2012 — although motorcycle - related fatalities continues to be a leading cause of death among service members unrelated to war, according to a new study of a15 - year surveillance period.

Although the findings of this update are encouraging with respect to motor vehicle accidents overall, it is concerning that rates of motorcycle - related fatalities among service members have risen in the two years since 2010.

«The annual number of deaths related to motor vehicle accidents among members of the U.S. Armed Forces declined in 2012 to their lowest level during a 14 - year surveillance period.

This report updates previous summaries of numbers, rates, trends, and correlates of risk of motor vehicle accident related fatalities among service members since 1999.

For the entire 14 - year surveillance period, slightly over 25 percent of all motor vehicle - related deaths were due to motorcycle accidents among active and reserve component service members combined.

The second highest number of deaths in a single category of vehicle deaths was for «other and unspecified» motor vehicle accidents which accounted for n = 783 or 17.5 percent of all MVA deaths.

Drug - related overdoses are the leading cause of injury - related deaths in the United States, surpassing motor vehicle accidents at 44,000 fatalities annually.

«Injury risk in motor vehicle accidents has been dramatically reduced for infants and toddlers because of an increased focus on proper restraints,» Kroeker says.

The committee reports «substantial evidence» linking early marijuana use with substance abuse later in life and suggesting that cannabis increases the likelihood of respiratory problems, motor vehicle accidents, and low birth weight in infants born to pot - smoking mothers.

The consequences of these behavioral problems can be quite severe and include motor vehicle accidents if a sufferer becomes inattentive or falls asleep while driving.