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Virginia Drivers: Another Toyota Recall (Corolla, Matrix)
Posted on 8/30/2010
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Posted on 8/27/2010
Norfolk VA car & bicycle accident leaves cyclist injured
Posted on 7/29/2010
Virginia Beach police officer, civilian taken to hospital after crash
Posted on 7/27/2010
Virginia Beach car wreck kills one and injures three others
Posted on 7/27/2010
Tidewater motorists, get ready for a new seat belt law
Posted on 6/30/2010
Windsor woman dies in tragic car wreck on Rt. 258
Posted on 6/29/2010
Pickup truck wreck injures three in Suffolk
Posted on 6/29/2010
Homeless man killed by dump truck accident at Virginia Beach
Posted on 6/29/2010
Fatal Car Crash in Norfolk on I-64 Blamed on Speed & Weather
Posted on 5/31/2010
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Personal Injury and Automobile Accidents
- Virginia Car Wreck Victims & Broken Bones / Fractures
- Chesapeake Residents: Are You Ready for Red Light Cameras?
- Virginia Crash Victims: What You Need to Know About Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI)
- What three mistakes could WRECK your Virginia auto accident claim?
- Virginia motorists: What does the MOVE OVER law mean for you?
Characteristics of Drowsy Driving Accidents in Virginia
Drowsy driving: it does not sound like a serious, deadly road safety issue for Virginians to worry about, but it is. Driving while tired can lead to debilitating injuries from auto wrecks or fatal crashes that take innocent lives.
The challenge for law enforcement officials and auto accident investigators in Virginia is that unlike drunken driving there are no tests for drowsy driving. Nor are there any objective measures for what constitutes being too tired to drive. Because of this, the issue receives only a fraction of the attention allocated to drunken driving.
Drowsy driving crashes typically share the following characteristics:
- They happen late at night, mostly after midnight
- There is a smaller secondary peak in drowsy driving accidents in the midafternoon
- Drowsy driving accidents among younger drivers (up to age 45) peak at night, but not as much in the midafternoon
- Drowsy driving accidents for drivers age 45 to 65 peak at 7am, but don’t happen as frequently late at night
- Drowsy driving accidents for drivers over 65 are more common in the midafternoon
- So-called “fall-asleep crashes” are often very serious, because they typically involve high speeds (it is easier to fall asleep while traveling at a monotonous speed on a highway than it is on a neighborhood road where attention is required)
- Drowsy driving accidents often involve only a single vehicle that leaves the road when the driver falls asleep
- Some studies suggest that fatigue may play more of a role in rear-end crashes and head-on crashes than currently known
- One clue that fatigue was a factor in a crash is when the driver fails to try to avoid the crash. Typically drives will brake or steer suddenly to avoid an accident, but drivers who fall asleep do not.
- Solo driver are more likely to fall asleep than drivers carrying passengers
- Alcohol enhances the effect of fatigue, making a drowsy driving / drunken driving accident more likely
Get help after a Virginia auto accident
If you’ve been hurt in a Virginia car crash because another driver fell asleep or was otherwise negligent, please don’t suffer in silence. Contact the Norfolk based attorneys at Weisberg & Zaleski to find out how we can help you secure fair, just compensation for your suffering and injuries.
Weisberg & Zaleski, P.C.
112 College Place
Norfolk, VA 23510
Toll Free: (800) 690-0235
Phone: (757) 622-7740
Fax: (757) 533-9223
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