[12-04-2022] Fresno County, CA – One Killed, Another Hospitalized in Single Car Crash in Reedley

One person was killed and another was hospitalized in a single-vehicle collision in Reedley on Sunday morning, December 04, 2022.

According to the California Highway Patrol, the fatal crash occurred around 9:38 a.m. on Manning Avenue close to Kings River Road.

Responders arrived at the scene to discover the driver, 20-year-old Aaron A. from Madera, who died on the spot from his wounds. They also found one passenger who sustained minor injuries and was taken to a nearby hospital.

A witness account revealed that the car was traveling westbound on Manning Ave. at high speed. The vehicle reportedly lost control on the curve after passing Kings River, smashed into a power pole, and came tumbling down an embankment.

According to CHP, the road was also quite wet at the time of the collision, which made driving more difficult, especially at high speeds.

The Reedley Police Department and CHP were on the site conducting an investigation and gathering evidence.

Fatal Car Accident Statistics

In 2020, the National Safety Council reported that 80 percent of all highway fatalities might be attributed to speeding, drunk driving, and the use of safety belts. After three years of reduction, 2017 saw an 8.3 percent increase in the death rate.

For every 10,000 licensed motorists, the number of fatalities drops from 33 in 1913 to 1.53 in 2020. There were 4,200 fatalities and 1,300,000 automobiles involved in accidents in the former year. An estimated 42,338 people lost their lives due to the astonishing 276,000,000 automobiles on the road in 2020.

Both new car registrations and total annual mileage have dropped by 11% by 2020. There was a 21.7 percentage point rise in the mortality rate per car, an 8.5 percentage point increase in the death rate per person, and a 7.9 percentage point increase in the death rate per vehicle mile.

In 2020, car accidents sent as many as 4.8 million people to the hospital with serious injuries. The estimated cost of healthcare related to automobile accidents was $473.2 billion.

Car Accident Lawyers in Reedley

The victim must be compensated monetarily for their suffering. You and your loved ones have the legal right to submit a personal injury claim and seek monetary compensation for the harm that has been done, regardless of who was responsible for the accident.

Contact a lawyer immediately if you or a loved one has been harmed or killed in a car accident in California. So that you don’t have to worry about dealing with the insurance company, we’ll handle everything for you.

Our trusted and award-winning car accident attorneys in Reedley have extensive experience advocating for accident victims. Our clients have been awarded compensation totaling $750 million.

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