When individuals choose to ride in a car as passengers, they are putting their safety in the hands of another person. These individuals often have no control over the driver’s decisions, which has caused many of them to suffer in dangerous motor vehicle accidents. If the driver of the car fails to obey traffic laws, the safety of everyone in the vehicle may be at risk. A recent accident under similar circumstances claimed the lives of two women in West Virginia.
According to authorities, the two women were passengers in a car that was headed north on State Route 10. Initial investigation suggests that the driver of the car ran through a stop sign and collided with a nearby truck. While the driver is apparently in stable condition at the hospital, both passengers were pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. Reportedly, no one in the truck was injured.
Suffering the loss of a loved one under similar circumstances can be difficult to accept. The accident may have been avoided entirely if the driver had adhered to traffic laws. Instead, family members of the victims are forced to endure various hardships that are often associated with such a tragic occurrence.
Motor vehicle accidents claim countless lives every year. While some of these collisions may not be the fault of either driver, others occur on account of the negligent actions of one or more drivers. Concerning the latter, the family of the victim may be entitled to financial restitution through a claim against the party deemed at fault. When facing such a devastating loss, families may speak with an attorney in West Virginia for assistance in filing a wrongful death claim.
Source: wsaz.com, “UPDATE: Names released in fatal Logan County crash“, Kristen Schneider, Blaine Carragher, April 5, 2017
