[12-11-2022] Calaveras County, CA – Solo Car Crash in Mountain Ranch Kills Passenger and Injures Driver

Authorities said one person was killed and another was injured in a solo car crash in Mountain Ranch, Calaveras County, on Sunday afternoon, December 11, 2022.

According to the California Highway Patrol San Andreas office, the fatal crash occurred at 12:47 p.m. on Railroad Flat Road, close to Sheep Ranch Road.

31-year-old Kaili G. from Antioch was traveling in a gray 2007 Chevy Impala southbound on Railroad Flat with a 43-year-old male passenger from Mokelumne Hill, whose identity was not released.

Their car went off the road for reasons under investigation, smashed into a fence, flipped over, and hit a tree, inflicting severe damage to the vehicle and trapping the occupants inside.

Both occupants were extricated from the car by first responders. After sustaining major injuries, the driver was taken to Modesto Memorial Hospital, while the passenger was transported to Lodi Memorial Hospital, where he would later die.

The two of them were wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash. CHP also said it rained in the area then, and neither alcohol nor drugs played a role. No one has been detained while the investigation by the authorities continued.

Fatal Car Accident Statistics

In 2020, the National Safety Council estimated that as many as 80% of traffic fatalities would be caused by factors such as speeding, drunk driving, and not wearing a safety belt. As the death rate had been falling for three years in a row since 2017, it saw an 8.3% increase.

From 1913 to 2020, the rate of fatalities per one hundred thousand automobiles on the road decreased from 33 to 1.53. In 1913, 1,300,000 people were injured and 4,200 lost their lives in automobile-related mishaps. In contrast, by 2020, there were an estimated 276,000,000 cars on the road, resulting in 42,338 deaths.

Both annual vehicle sales and total kilometers driven have dropped by 11% by 2020. The rate of fatalities per vehicle grew by 21.7%, the rate of fatalities per person by 8.5%, and the rate of fatalities per mile by 7.9%.

In 2020, car accidents could critically harm as many as 4.8 million people. The estimated total cost of caring for those injured in automobile accidents is $473.2 billion.

Car Accident Lawyers in Calaveras County

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