AUSTIN CAR ACCIDENT ATTORNEY

Insurance companies are in the business of making profits. To the insurance companies, you are less a person and more a statistic. They communicate with each other to keep track of how many accidents the typical driver will have over a lifetime. They also know what percentage of people will settle claims without talking to an Austin Attorney who specializes in car accidents.

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The population growth in our greater Austin area inevitably comes with an influx of all kinds of drivers. The U.S. saw more than a 7% increase in motor vehicle crashes last year despite fewer people being on the road due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that early estimates show 38,680 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes in 2020, a 7.2% increase from the year prior. This is also the most traffic fatalities since 2007. 

The Federal Highway Administration reported that the number of miles traveled by vehicle last year decreased by about 430.2 billion miles, representing a 13.2% decline. In spite of this decline, the fatality rate was 1.37 deaths per 100 million vehicle miles traveled in 2020, an increase from 1.11 deaths per 100 million vehicle miles traveled in 2019.