Traffic Collisions can be serious issues! They can result in major injury or property damage. Have you ever been in a serious accident?
I have been in a couple bad accidents.  What are the odds of getting into a traffic collision in the US?
and behavior, notably distracted driving, speeding and street racing. Worldwide, motor vehicle collisions lead to death and disability as well as financial costs to both society and the individuals involved.
In 2013, 54 million people worldwide sustained injuries from traffic collisions. This resulted in 1.4 million deaths in 2013, up from 1.1 million deaths in 1990. About 68,000 of these occurred in children less than five years old. Almost all high-income countries have decreasing death rates, while the majority of low-income countries have increasing
, or damage to attended property in excess of a certain dollar amount; otherwise, it is a misdemeanor. In California the crime can be an infraction, a misdemeanor, or a felony depending on whether there is property damage or bodily injury.
In Texas, the crime is a third degree felony if the collision involves a fatality or serious bodily injury. Collisions causing less serious injuries are punishable by imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for not more than five years, or confinement in the county jail for not