Virginia Legal News

Three-Car Accident Kills One Person and Injures Four Others

Posted on Nov 20, 2008

A three-car crash last week in Albemarle County resulted in one fatality and left four people seriously injured. The accident took place at approximately 4:10 PM on Saturday, November 15, 2008 at 2420 Richmond Road, approximately one mile east of Interstate 64.

According to Albemarle County police, 63-year-old John Jarvis English from Charlottesville, was heading westbound on Route 250 when he veered into eastbound traffic. English then side-swiped one vehicle and then hit another car head-on.

There were five victims of the tragic accident, including English, who were all taken to the University of Virginia Medical Center. English was later pronounced dead at the hospital. The four other victims sustained serious injuries, none of which were life-threatening, according to Albemarle County police.

The 2400 block of Richmond Road was closed by Albemarle County police for nearly two and a half hours, while the wreckage was cleaned and the crash was investigated.

Police believe that the tragic accident could have been caused by a medical issue suffered by English. Currently, an Albemarle County crash reconstruction team is investigating the accident.

Every year, thousands of people are injured in Virginia car accidents. The most recent statistics from the Virginia Traffic Crash Facts report show that 1,026 individuals were killed in 940 fatal car crashes throughout the state in 2007. Last year, there were also 49,138 personal injury crashes, which were to blame for 68,822 injuries.

There are numerous reasons for car accidents, including driver impairment, driving while distracted, running a traffic control and speeding. Alcohol is often a factor in serious car accidents, which can be seen by the historical data. For example, in 2007, there were 11,215 alcohol-related accidents, which was about 7.7 percent of all crashes in Virginia. There were also 346 alcohol-related fatal crashes and 5,125 alcohol-related personal injury crashes. According to researchers, the age group, 21-25, made up the largest percentage of drivers involved in Virginia car crashes.

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