[11-30-2022] Santa Clara County, CA – 61-Year-Old Killed in a Car Crash in Sunnyvale

Authorities said a 61-year-old man was killed following a car crash in Sunnyvale on Wednesday evening, November 30, 2022.

According to the California Highway Patrol, the crash occurred around 6:50 p.m. on State Highway 237 east of Mathilda.

Early investigation revealed that a 62-year-old woman on a 2007 Lexus ES 350 collided with a car in front of her when she hit her brakes too late for failing to keep her eyes on the road.

The victim was her passenger sitting in the rear right of the car. He hit the back of the passenger seat for not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.

He was transported to Stanford Medical Center, where he succumbed to his injuries the next day. The Santa Clara County medical examiner’s office has not yet released his identity.

Fatal Car Accident Statistics

According to the National Safety Council, most people who died in car accidents in 2020 were either not wearing a seatbelt, were going too fast, or were under the influence of alcohol. After three years of decline, the mortality rate spiked by 8.3 percent in 2017.

The fatalities per every ten thousand licensed drivers dropped from 33 in 1913 to 1.53 in 2020. Although 1,300,000 vehicles were counted for the year, 4,200 people were sadly killed in traffic accidents. In 2020, there were a projected 42,338 fatalities from the astonishing 276,000,000 cars on the road.

There were 0.4% fewer people in the world in 2020 compared to 2010. There were also 0.2% fewer cars registered and 11% fewer kilometers driven. The consequence was an increase of 21.7 percentage points in the mortality rate per car, 8.5% in the fatality rate per person, and 7.9% in the fatality rate per vehicle mile.

Injuries sustained in motor vehicle collisions may require medical attention for as many as 4.8 million people in 2020. It was estimated that treating people harmed in car accidents would cost $473,2 billion.

Car Accident Lawyers in Sunnyvale

Contact a lawyer immediately if a family member has been harmed or killed in a car accident in California. We’ll handle all communication with the insurer on your behalf or on behalf of the victim’s loved ones.

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