HUNDREDS OF FATAL COLLISIONS HAPPEN IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA—CALL PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEYS TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS NOW
The California Highway Patrol keeps track of all traffic accidents that occur in the state through the Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS). In 2007:
- There were a total of 3,557 fatal collisions, with the most occurring during the month of August (330) and the least occurring in December (271);
- There were a total of 184,994 injury collisions, with the most occurring in October (16,454) and the least in February (13,649);
- More male than female drivers were drivers in the collisions;
- The highest number of fatal collisions occurred between 5:00 pm and 6:00 p.m. while the least amount occurred between 3:00 a.m. and 4:00 a.m.;
- The age group with the highest number of fatal collisions was between 20 and 24 years old;
- In fatal collisions, 486 of them occurred when the collision was head-on and while the cars were moving straight before the collision occurred;
- There were a total of 813 fatal collisions that occurred head-on, 1,197 accidents in which a vehicle was broadsided, 1,183 accidents where a vehicle hit an object and 476 accidents in which the vehicle overturned;
- A total of 168,480 people in passenger cars were killed or injured while 11,589 people in on a motorcycle or scooter were injured or killed.
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