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Multiple Trauma

High-velocity trauma is a major cause of death among those aged 18-44 years of age throughout the world.  Many die from blunt trauma (80 percent), especially in those aged 34 and under.  These types of injuries have cost the US $75 billion USD in lost income alone each year.

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Common  Fractures after a Motor Vehicle Accident

Common Fractures occur in Motor vehicle accidents with high-velocity impacts. There can be  fractures to many different bones throughout the body.  Often, fractures can be found from head to toe, depending on where the impact was and where the individual was located in the vehicle.  Those passengers or the driver with an airbag tend to suffer less from head, neck,  and chest fractures but they are still possible, especially if the individual isn’t seat-belted properly.

Not all auto accidents involve another automobile. In many cases, only one vehicle is involved. This is called a “single-vehicle accident.” The driver or his passengers, if any are aboard, may be injured in the accident. When a passenger in a vehicle is injured in a single-vehicle accident due to the negligence of the driver, he may be able to bring a claim against the driver or his estate for his injuries.

In January 2015, Lozano Rodriguez, the driver of a Toyota with two passengers aboard, was traveling at a high rate of speed southbound on Highway 160, south of Wilson Road near Courtland.  Lozano made an unsafe turn, and the car veered off the roadway. The car spun clockwise and struck a large tree, coming to rest on its side. The driver and one of his passengers named Zhang, both of whom were from Elk Grove, died at the scene from injuries sustained in this single-vehicle crash.

In the mid-morning on Tuesday, a big rig driven by 63-year-old Christopher B. Ayala of San Francisco was traveling westbound on I-80 in the middle lane near Reed Avenue and the Highway 50 connector in West Sacramento, not far from IKEA. He failed to slow down for merging traffic and plowed into the traffic ahead of him for unknown reasons.

He was going about 55 to 60 mph at the time of impact. Ayala slammed into the cars ahead of him, demolishing them and turning them around on the freeway. The truck’s momentum carried it through the vehicles and onward down the roadway until it finally came to a stop against a tree.

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