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1/26/2012
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One Teen Killed, Others Injured in Virginia Car Accident

According to the Franklin News-Post, a 17-year-old boy was killed while riding in a Mercury Cougar with three other teens after school in Franklin County. The female classmate who was driving hit a curve at a high rate of speed and lost control of the car, crossed into oncoming traffic, collided with two other vehicles and ran off the road before hitting a building.

The three surviving teens in the Mercury and the driver of one of the other vehicles were taken to the hospital with injuries.


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Many factors may have contributed to the accident. Speeding surely made it difficult for the young driver to control the car around a curve. She also may have been distracted by something and failed to see the curve in time to reduce her speed. Drivers of any age can become distracted while driving, but teens are particularly susceptible to being distracted by other people in the car, a cell phone, an after-school snack or a song on the radio. 

Whatever caused the fatal wreck, many people’s lives were changed forever by this accident -- not only the individuals directly involved, but also their families and friends and the emergency responders called to the scene.

All of the accident victims and their families should contact a Virginia injury lawyer to determine whether a wrongful death or personal injury case should be filed. If it seems wrong for the teens to file a claim against the driver of the vehicle in which they were riding, read this information from a car accident attorney to understand why a claim should be filed even if a friend was driving.


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About the Editors: Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton is a Virginia Beach, VA-based injury law firm whose attorneys focus on personal injury and accident law and we have handled thousands of car accident, truck wreck, and motorcycle crash cases. Check out our case results to see for yourself.

We've handled car accident cases throughout Virginia including Richmond, Fairfax, Alexandria, and the Hampton Roads region including Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Hampton, Portsmouth, Newport News, and Suffolk.

Our primary office is in Virginia Beach at the intersection of Diamond Springs Road and Northampton Boulevard. We also have an office on Eaton Street in Hampton. All of our accident injury attorneys were raised in Virginia and have deep roots with the community.

Our Virginia injury law firm has been recognized as one of the best injury law firms in Virginia by U.S. News & World Report since 2010. Rick Shapiro and James Lewis have been listed on the National Million Dollar Advocates Forum since 2009 and included among the Best Lawyers in America since 2008. Rick and Jim were named Virginia Super Lawyers for Personal Injury Law since 2010, an honor fewer than 5 percent of lawyers receive. In addition, we were the first injury law firm in Virginia to join Primerus, a select group of highly ethical and respected law firms.

We also offer free special reports on distracted driving and the Best Guide to Car Accident Injuries in Virginia.

While not every injury case meets our criteria, we offer a free, initial confidential injury case consultation, so call us at 1-800-752-0042. If you cannot get through due to high call volume, please leave a voicemail and we will get back to you shortly.




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