Articles Posted in Car Accidents

In a case that is being ruled a pedestrian error, a high school student was hit by an SUV after she jumped out of a moving car and ran across the street on Route 99 in Howard County on Thursday, May 19.

Mount Hebron High School student Jamila Haley Palmer, 18, was treated at the Maryland Trauma Shock Center in Baltimore and later released with minor scratches on her head. The 17-year-old male driver of the vehicle that Palmer had been riding in was charged with driving without a license. The reason for why Palmer jumped out of the vehicle is not known. The accident took place near the site where another Mount Hebron student had died in an auto accident last February.

Auto accidents involving teenagers is a growing issue of concern in Maryland. Last year, the state’s House of Delegates approved measures that:

On May 17, 2006 at 7pm, Maryland cycling groups from Hagerstown, Frederick, and Baltimore will join cyclists across the country in a Ride of Silence to honor cyclists who have been killed or injured on public roads. The Ride of Silence was started in 2003 when an endurance rider was killed after being hit by the mirror of a bus.

In 2003, 622 people died in car-related accidents while riding bicycles. Although the number is dropping, bicycle accidents are 2% of all traffic fatalities and 2% of all traffic injuries. Bicycle rides account for less than 1% of trips.

Hospital records indicate that only 10% of bicycle accidents are ever reported. Millions of people ride their bikes on the road every year.