Texting While Driving Injures 2-Year-Old | Olympia Injury Lawyer

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Until becoming a Tacoma personal injury attorney and Kent wrongful death lawyer I did not fully realize the tremendous responsibility we hold as drivers. A 2000 pound hunk of metal can do a considerable amount of damage to the driver, innocent bystanders and the other passengers inside the car, and if the vehicle occupants aren’t properly restrained the injuries become even greater.

Friday, February 7^th a Lacey texting while driving accident lead to the facial injuries of a 2-year-old girl and 29-year-old woman. The accident happened at the 600 block of School Street Southeast in Lacey, Washington when 29-year-old Tanya M. Bowers struck another vehicle. Bowers informed state patrol that she was texting while driving a 2002 Nissan Altima traveling south on School Street Southeast. The Altima left the road and veered toward the shoulder where it smashed into a parked Ford F-350 truck.

In the backseat of the Altima there was a 2-year-old girl and 4-year-old boy. The 2-year-old suffered facial injuries when her face hit the back of the front passenger seat due to not being properly restrained. The 4-year-old boy was properly restrained and was not injured in the accident. Bowers had also failed to use a seat belt leading to her own facial injuries as she struck the steering wheel in the collision.

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Bowers faces several charges in this texting while driving accident including: using a wireless device while driving, failure to use a child restraint and failure to wear a seat belt. It was not immediately clear what Bowers relationship to the children was.

The worst part about this horrible accident is how easily it could have been prevented. Not only would the damage to the car and passengers been avoided had the driver not been texting while driving- if seat belts and proper child restraints were used these injuries could have been avoided all together. Always remember to wear your seat belt, and properly restrain children in the car.