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Which cities have the most fatal teen car accidents? | Ohio car accident lawyers

Chuck Boyk
Chuck Boyk
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Posted by Chuck BoykJanuary 28, 2009 1:38 PM
Tags: Ohio fatal accident lawyers, tragic accident, wrongful death
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Many factors can contribute to teen car accidents, including cell phone use and text messaging behind the wheel, drinking and driving, or other distractions in the car like friends or music. Mix those distractions with ADD, or Attention Deficit Disorder, which the CDC reports over 2 million teens nationwide suffer from, and it turns into a recipe for disaster.

Our Toledo, Ohio fatal car accident lawyers see the devastation that deadly car accidents can have. While fatal car accidents can happen to anyone, car accidents are the leading cause of death among teenagers, according to the US Centers for Disease Control.

According to a recent study by Allstate Insurance Company, Tampa, Florida is considered the top city for fatal teen car accidents between Thanksgiving and New Years Day out of the 50 largest metro areas in the country. Here are the other top nine cities in the US where fatal teen car accidents are the most prevalent:

Jacksonville, FL

Orlando-Kissimmee, FL

Kansas City, MO

Birmingham-Hoover, AL

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ

Las Vegas-Paradise, NV

Oklahoma City, OK

Louisville, KY

Richmond, VA

If you or someone you know has been injured in an Ohio car accident, contact our office for your free copy of The Ohio Accident Book.

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Brian Padden
Posted by Brian Padden
January 28, 2009 2:27 PM

Our research shows the leading causes of teen fatalities are:

Speeding
Distractions (number of teens in the car, peer pressure, cell phone use, iPODs, CDs, loud music, etc.)
Failure to use seat belts (53% of teens do not wear seat belts)
Driver inexperience (Over correcting, speed improper for conditions, poor judgment, etc.)
Driver fatigue (Not getting enough sleep)

Via our track teen driver program, we recommend technology supported by Parent-Teen Driving Contract. The contract can be downloaded from More ... and modified to fit the parent's concerns.

Brian Padden
President
bpadden@youthdrivingsafe.org
214-450-8010

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