Raleigh Rear-End Collision Kills Charlotte, North Carolina Man
Police are charging Manuela Mantanona Gomez with felony death and drunk driving. The 27-year-old local woman is accused of crashing into the back of another auto that was stopped at a red light. John Sullivan, a Charlotte man who was riding in the back seat of the vehicle that was rear-ended, died from his Raleigh car crash injuries.
Two of the other passengers riding in the car that was struck also sustained injuries, as did Gomez.
North Carolina Rear-End Accidents
Rear-end crashes can cause serious injuries when the impact of collision is severe. The larger the vehicle that initiates the rear-end crash, and the faster the auto is going, the more likely that the car crash victims will sustain serious injuries. Neck injuries, head injuries, soft tissue injuries, traumatic brain injuries, back injuries, spinal cord injuries, and death can result.
It can take months of medical care and rehabilitation to be able to recover from many of these injuries, which can cause extreme pain and be very debilitating. Some rear-end collision injuries may seem minor at first, but the symptoms can grow worse over time.
Common Causes of Rear-End Crashes:
• Speeding
• Drunk driving
• Distracted driving
• Cell phone use
• Text messaging
• Reckless driving
• Failure to stop behind a vehicle stopped at a stop sign
• Failure to notice that the vehicle in front is parked
• Following too closely
• Failing to adjust the speed to slowing traffic
• Brake malfunction
It is important that you contact a Charlotte, North Carolina car accident lawyer as soon as possible.
N.C. woman charged in deadly drunken driving crash, HeraldOnline, March 15, 2010
Related Web Resources:
Personal Injury, Nolo
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
