Bellevue Auto Accident Lawyer | Jayme Davis Acquitted After Fatal Accident

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KOMOnews.com reports on Wednesday on the case of grieving mother Jayme Davis, who was on the way home from a sporting event in January, 2010 with her two young sons when she drifted across the center line and collided with two oncoming cars, resulting in the death of both of her boys. As a Seattle car accident attorney, it is all too frequent that my job involves working with a parent who is mourning for the loss of a child. It is hard to imagine anything more terrible than losing your children in a car accident, but feeling that you might hold responsibility for the accident can only make it that much worse. Ms. Davis had some beer at the game, but her blood-alcohol level was below the legal limit. Nevertheless, she was nevertheless charged, and acquitted, in the boys’ death. She reports that she was so consumed with grief that she was unable even to leave the house for several months after the trial.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has some outstanding data on child safety as it pertains to motor vehicles. Car accidents are the leading cause of child death in the United States. The CDC reports that 1314 children at or below the age of fourteen were killed in car crashes in 2009, with many more injuries. What is much more disturbing to me is that they estimate that over 600,000 children went without the use of proper vehicle restraint at least once in one year. Many of these incidents occurred right here in Washington, in communities like Federal Way. It is so important that we are absolutely certain that our children are properly secured in their seat, using a safety seat or booster when appropriate, every single time they ride in the car. The CDC also observes some startling risk factors: a significant majority of children killed in car accidents were with drivers who had been drinking, nearly half of the children riding with drivers who don’t wear a seatbelt go without proper restraint, and almost three quarters of observed child seats were misused, not giving adequate protection in the event of a crash.

Losing a child may very well be the most emotionally painful thing a person can experience. In the awful event that this occurs due to the negligence of another driver in a Federal Way car accident, your focus will naturally be on healing the emotional scars of your family. You need an experienced Federal Way car accident attorney to take care of your family’s legal interests at this time while you concern yourself with more important matters. Jason Epstein is a veteran, compassionate Federal Way car accident lawyer who can look out for the rights of your family during this difficult time. For more information, and a FREE CONSULTATION, contact Jason at Premier Law Group at (206)285-1743.