Distracted Driver Runs Right Into Police Cruiser

What caused 21 year old Travis Scott to veer straight into oncoming traffic? That is the question Council Bluffs police are asking after the accident in the late hours of October 9th 2009 between Mr. Scott and Pottawattamie County Deputy Jahn Kirlin left Mr. Scott, his two passengers and the deputy injured. The accident happened on 23rd St.; the driver Travis Scott and passenger Leah Wenninghoff were in serious condition, another passenger Anthony Biggert was listed in stable condition, and the Deputy was treated for hand and arm injuries. The case remains open for investigation.

This is one of those types of crashes we are seeing more and more of on the Interstate highways: I-80, I35, I235, I380 and all the other parts of Iowa's interstate highway system. As the accident causes accumulate distracted driving is the number one, two or three cause. It's got to be right behind drunken driving or speeding. Many that we see are by drivers distracted with cell phones, either because of talking or tweeting or texting. I wonder what this one was about. What was the distraction that caused this young man to run right into a police car?

Yesterday as I was driving by an elementary school where parents must have been attending a school activity the function ended and we all drove off together in a line. As we turned onto the main drag, University Avenue, I got in the left lane to pass them. I passed six cars in a row and every one of the drivers was a parent with a cell phone glued to their ear. With the cell phone being held to your left ear the driver's hand creates an added blind spot by the hand and arm. You can see how the driver is required to turn their entire body to see the left side if they want to see what's coming to the left. These are all distracted drivers who can cause an accident, and injure others or kill pedestrians.

And that's why personal injury lawyers aren't going anywhere. This is why people will continue to need more personal injury lawyers who care about their clients and understand the business of personal injury legal work. There will always be those who want us gone or who work through large advertising campaigns to convince people the problems are all the lawyers' fault.  And people can choose to believe that, at least until it's them that are struck by a distracted or drunk driver. And then they need Lombardi Law Firm and alll the other law firms that make up the InjuryBoard, because when you come right down to it, we aren't the problem we are a part of the solution. When you're in an accident, call us at the Lombardi Law Firm and we'll use our 30 plus years of experienced trial work to assist you with your fight against distracted drivers.  For more information about the types of distracted drivers read the other blogs at the Des Moines InjuryBoard site.

Welcome Mr. Scott you're now a member of the distracted drivers' club.