Mesa Impaired Driving Crash Sends 1 to Hospital
Irresponsible driving continues to take its toll as another life was put in danger in an impaired driving accident last week. According to report, a group of firefighters were seen pulling a driver from a pickup truck after a van collided into the vehicle’s driver side door (AZ Central 06/10/2011).
The auto accident in Mesa happened Thursday afternoon at around 4:30 p.m. at Emelita and Dobson roads, just north of Southern Avenue. Investigation reveals that the van was heading northbound on Dobson road and ran a red light hitting the pickup truck that was preparing to make a left turn onto Dobson from Emelita.
The victim suffered broken ribs and was transported to a hospital for treatment.
Police believe that drug impairment was a factor in the accident.
The suspect will be charged with aggravated assault.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), impairment is involved in almost one third of vehicle crash fatalities in the U.S. in 2009. Being involved in 10,839 traffic deaths for that year alone, it is apparent that impaired driving remains to be one of the major problems in road safety.
In Arizona, 219 or 27 percent of car accident deaths in 2009 were associated with impaired driving. While authorities and safety advocates continue projects to stop impaired driving, their efforts will only be in vain if people will continue to ignore the obvious danger in impaired driving. We strongly advise or readers to avoid alcohol when hitting the road.
Accident victims in the Arizona area who wish to seek compensation related to a personal injury can reach our car crash lawyers in Mesa at (602) 457-6222 for a free consultation.
