Two Die In Multi-Car Accident
June 8, 2011
A toddler and a driver died following a multi-car accident on Nolensville Road in South Nashville on Saturday. News Channel 5 reports that the accident happened just before noon when a black Honda heading southbound swerved into oncoming traffic. Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) said the Honda traveled a short distance in the wrong lane before slamming head-on into another vehicle. The driver of the Honda died at the scene, but this was not the only fatality involved in the crash.
Officials say that a 4-year-old girl was thrown from the backseat of a Nissan Maxima that was involved in the accident. She died on the way to the hospital to be treated for her injuries. The driver of the Maxima was also transported to Vanderbilt Medical Center to be treated for injuries.
There was one common factor leading to the deaths of both victims from Saturday. Neither person who died was wearing a seatbelt. Lt. Richard Cash, with THP was quoted as saying, “If these two individuals had been restrained properly, there’s no doubt in my mind, that they would be here today.”
Wearing your seatbelt is one of the easiest ways to prevent fatalities in car accidents. See founding attorney, J. Marshall Hughes, discuss some common injuries from car accidents here.
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