One Injured in One Car Accident

Posted by John Humphress on Apr 7, 2010

(Columbia, KY) – Tpr. Tracy Haynes is investigating a collision that occurred Wednesday morning at 10:58am, 14 miles East of Columbia on Elkhorn Road. Richard Marrado, age 54 of Knifley was traveling West on Elkhorn Road in a 1995 Chevy S10 when he left the roadway, struck a concrete culvert and a utility pole due to being distracted. Marrado was wearing a seat belt. He was airlifted from the scene to the University of Louisville Hospital where he is listed in critical condition.

A vast majority of accidents are caused by negligence. You have to prove four things in a negligence case: duty of care, breach of that duty, causation and damages. If you can’t walk that trail to the end and hit every point, you will likely be denied any damages.

According to traffic lawyers, negligence is defined as the failure to use ordinary care. In the case of an auto accident, negligence means that a driver failed to exercise the care toward others which a reasonable person would do in the circumstances, or took action that a reasonable person would not under the circumstances

Annually in USA 6 million car accidents are recorded and more than 3 million occupants of automobile are injured requiring the legal advice of Phoenix Arizona auto accident attorney. Report also suggest two million injured driver sustain permanent injuries. Since 2000, automobile accident has caused over 40,000 deaths per year. According to reports via localaccidentreports, the rate of fatality has reduced over the last 10 years. Over 1/3rd of these fatalities involves drunk driver, 1/3rd involves reckless driving and over 1/4th of accident involves speeding. In USA number of cars has increased exponentially over last 50 years in USA.

Tpr. Haynes was assisted at the scene by Tpr. John Boyd, Taylor County Air EVAC, Knifley Fire Department, and Adair County EMS.

One Injured in One Car Accident

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