25. Street Racing.

Street races often cause serious car accidents and wrongful death. Street racers are not usually injured in these automobile accidents, but instead, it’s innocent people who get injured. Street racing is becoming more and more prevalent, and as the speeds increase so does the likelihood of serious injury in a car accident.

These races rarely end without incident. By traveling at fast speeds, you will experience difficulty controlling your car. Maybe this increased speed will lead to running a stop sign or a red light, a rollover accident or a catastrophic head-on collision. If you lose control of your vehicle while speeding, your auto accident could be fatal.

Drag Racing Is Not the Only Problem

Our car accident attorneys in San Diego know that many people — adults and teenagers, alike — race their cars. It’s not just ‘The Fast and the Furious” drag racing, either, as it can be as simple as two friends racing one another. Next thing you know, one or both of them are involved in a fatal car accident.

Sadly, it seems that street racing is becoming more common and innocent families are left devastated because of subsequent automobile accidents. We have seen the grief of those whose lives were torn apart by the death of a loved one in a car accident caused by street racing. It is for that reason that we ask all fellow drivers on the road to consider the possible consequences of their actions if the idea of street racing ever pops into their mind. Nobody wins a street race if it leads to wrongful death.

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[caption id="attachment_21715" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Photo Credit: The San Diego Union Tribune"][/caption] Last week, we reported on a car accident in San Diego that resulted out of alleged teen street racing. In new developments, the 18-year-old driver charged with the death of the two teenagers involved in the street racing has pleaded not guilty to vehicular manslaughter among four other charges according to reports at the San Diego Union Tribune. The news follows the earlier arrest of another 16-year-old driver that was taken into custody on similar charges. Just shortly after his arraignment, Michael Johnson, the 18-year-old driver of a Volvo S40, said, according to his attorney, that he is not the responsible party in the tragic San Diego accident fatalities that occurred April 4. Accident reports indicate that Johnson was returning from a spring break beach party in La Jolla when he was allegedly involved in a street racing contest with another teen driver – the unidentified 16-year-old driver of a Volkswagen Passat whose name has not been released since he is a minor. According to Deputy District Attorney Kristen Spieler, the two vehicles were zigzagging across lanes at speeds reaching up to a staggering 100 m.p.h. The 16-year-old driver in the Passat lost control over the vehicle, causing the car to flip over several times across multiple lanes of the road. Two passengers, Anthony Foreman, 18, and Jayli Campbell, 16, were thrown from the Passat and died at the scene of the accident. Two passengers survived the crash. Charlotte McQuillen, survived the accident although she suffered serious injury as a result of the collision including reports that say the teen will have to recover from traumatic brain injury. Anthoney Taylor, 16, also survived the crash although his injuries are unclear at this time. Johnson did not flee the scene of the accident according to police reports and cooperated with authorities once officers assessed the scene of the collision. The teen has no prior criminal record, although authorities say his vehicle was found containing a small amount of marijuana. Johnson is being charged with intoxicated driving, although his lawyer says there were no field sobriety tests to confirm the teen’s alleged intoxication. Teen driving: reminders for concerned parents Last week, we blogged on actions parents can take to prevent teen car accidents. Tips include:

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Enforcing the rules. Every teen driver needs to know that rules are there for a purpose, and when they are broken, consequences will follow.
Have a DUI backup plan. As most parents can attest, there are many instances when teen drivers run into problems that supersede their know-how and maturity. Drinking is one of those problems. In cases of emergency, your teen should have an open-door policy where they feel safe to call you when they need help – such in the case of drunk driving or driving while intoxicated.

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