La Habra Car Accident Fatality Decrease Linked to Tough Traffic Enforcement

As most La Habra car accident attorneys will admit, car collisions in a community of nearly 63,000 people are virtually unavoidable. Surrounded by four major highways (72N, 72W, 39 and 90), La Habra in northwestern Orange County, California is determined to reduce car collisions within its borders.

La Habra Car Crash Statistics Are a Call to Action

From 2001 and 2003, six fatal car accidents occurred in La Habra, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. This averages out to 1.0 fatal car crashes per 10,000 people--lower than the national norm.

The California Highway Patrol's Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS) revealed that in 2006, three people died and 266 were injured in La Habra car crashes. One pedestrian was killed and 20 were injured in car collisions. A total of 19 bicyclists were injured. Motorcyclist accidents resulted in one fatality and 13 injuries. DUI crashes caused two fatalities and 29 injuries. In 2007, three car crashes resulted in five fatalities. However, as most car accident lawyers will tell you, La Habra is moving in the right direction to improve the safety of its city streets.

Car Accidents in La Habra Held in Check by DUI Checkpoints

For starters, the city set up DUI and Driver's License Checkpoints, including one checkpoint on May 22, 2009 from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. at La Habra Boulevard and Euclid Street. According to the Automobile Club of Southern California, California's unusually high unemployment rate kept many people from taking long-distance trips. This has resulted in a rise in local trips to local bars and nightclubs during Memorial Day weekend celebrations. This is also where DUI checkpoints were most needed--to remove drunk drivers from city streets. Officers not only issued citations and made DUI arrests, but they used the opportunity to help educate the public on the dangers of dunk driving and the importance of using sober designated drivers to take drunks home. It comes as no surprise that La Habra car collision lawyers routinely admit that sobriety checkpoints contribute to safer streets, especially during the holidays.

National Car Accident Statistics Raise Awareness of DUI Tragedies

Across the nation, drunk drivers forever altered the lives of many people. In 2006, 13,470 people died in DUI crashes--sadly, one DUI fatality every 39 minutes. Tragically, that same year, 306 children age 14 and younger lost their lives in drunk driving collisions. Children riding in vehicles with drivers who had a BAC level of .08 or greater made up half (153) of these deaths.

Most La Habra car crash lawyers agree that removing impaired drivers off La Habra streets has saved lives and prevented many injuries. These car collision attorneys routinely represent people who have suffered greatly as a result of negligent or irresponsible motorists.

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