CAR ACCIDENTS with SENIOR DRIVERS-Minneapolis Minnesota
Senior drivers get into proportionately more car accidents. Senior usually get more severe injuries from car accidents.
Statistics compiled by the AAA showed that in 2009, 33 million licensed drivers in the US were over the age of 65. That was a 20 % increase since 1999. It estimates that by year 2030, 70 million US drivers will be over the age of 65-and nearly 90% licensed to drive.
In the last year when statistics were available, almost 6,000 senior drivers were killed in car accidents. Over 220,000 were injured.
The US Center for Disease Control (CDC) offers these safety tips for older drivers:
The Car Accident Lawyers on the Schmidt Salita Law Team have seen thousands of car accidents. They have helped seniors to acheive justice when injured in a car accident. They have seen that seniors get injured more seriously-and recover more slowly. They have also seen the tragic effects of car accidents caused by senior drivers.
www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics/2015/dl20.cfm
www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/index.html
This page has been written, edited, and reviewed by a team of legal writers following our comprehensive editorial guidelines. This page was approved by Founding Partner, Dean M. Salita, with more than 30 years of legal experience as a personal injury attorney.
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