Atlanta Children Often Seriously Injured In Back-Over Accidents
Accidentally backing over someone accounts for about 15% of all non-traffic crash injuries. Sadly, children between the ages of 1 and 4 years-old account for half of these tragedies and almost half of these accidents happen in the parent's driveway or in a parking lot. In fact, over 200 children die each year after being backed into by a car.
Everyone, including parents, must be vigilant when backing up or driving in parking lots. Young children are often not aware of their surroundings. Many times they are too small to be seen in the rear-view mirror and wind up in the driver's "blind spot."
As an Atlanta car accident lawyer who has handled hundreds of these sad cases, I urge all drivers to be aware of their surrounding. If you are driving in a school or day-care parking lot, you should be especially careful, as this is where many young children are playing.
