As a Seattle car accident attorney, it is all too frequent that my job involves working with a parent who is mourning for the loss of a child.  It is hard to imagine anything more terrible than losing your children in a car accident, but feeling that you might hold responsibility for the accident can only make it that much worse.  KOMOnews.com reports on Wednesday on the case of grieving mother Jayme Davis, who was on the way home from a sporting event in January, 2010 with her two young sons when she drifted across the center line and collided with two oncoming cars, resulting in the death of both of her boys.  Although Ms. Davis had some beer at the game, her blood-alcohol level was below the legal limit; she was nevertheless charged in the boys’ death.  She was acquitted at trial, and reports that for several months after the trial, she was so consumed with grief that she was unable even to leave the house.

Motor Vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death to children in the United States.  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has some outstanding data on child safety as it pertains to motor vehicles.  The CDC reports that 1314 children at or below the age of fourteen were killed in car crashes in 2009, with many more injuries.  What I find much more disturbing is that they estimate that in one year over 600,000 children went without the use of proper vehicle restraint at least once.  Many of these were right here in Washington State.  The single most important thing that we can do for our children is to be absolutely certain that they are properly secured in their seat, using a safety seat or booster when appropriate, every single time they ride in the car.  They also observe some startling risk factors: a significant majority of children killed in car accidents were with drivers who had been drinking, nearly half of the children riding with drivers who don’t wear a seatbelt go without proper restraint, and almost three quarters of observed child seats were misused, not giving adequate protection in the event of a crash.

Many people believe that losing a child is the most emotionally painful thing a person can experience.  In the awful event that this occurs due to a driver’s negligence in an auto accident, your focus will naturally be on healing the emotional scars of your family.  At this time, you need an experienced Seattle car accident attorney to take care of your family’s legal interests while you concern yourself with more important matters.  Jason Epstein is a veteran, compassionate Seattle car accident lawyer who can look out for the rights of your family during this difficult time.  For more information, and a FREE CONSULTATION, contact Jason at Premier Law Group at (206)285-1743.

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