At approximately 11.43AM on the 30th of July, officers from Bakersfield Police responded to 1900 Columbus Street, One Bakersfield reports.
It appears that 84 years old Charles Nowatzki was traveling east of said street. As it passed through the intersection on Baylor Street – his 1997 Ford Crown Victoria struck a pedestrian in the crosswalk.
The pedestrian suffered major bodily injuries and was taken to a hospital.
The old man wasn’t speeding, nor under the driving under the influence – both drugs and alcohol.
The question is, at his age, why was he driving? Or at the very least, why was he even allowed to drive? There is no law which prohibits an octogenarian from driving, yes. Only that study shows that the risk for drivers 75 years of age and above is higher.
If negligence is proven, Mr. Nowatzki, or his family, can be made to answer for damages he has caused. And I’m afraid, his age will not be considered favorably.
A person who figured in a car accident may suffer injuries such as spinal cord damage, fractured bones, injuries to lower limb and traumatic brain injuries, among others.
In 2006, car accident fatalities in the United States totaled to 42,642. Out of that number, pedestrian accident kills a staggering number of 4,784 while nearly 70,000 pedestrians are injured.
Statistics show that at least 1 pedestrian gets killed in a traffic accident every 110 minutes, or so.
Due to increasing popularity of car culture in the country, only 8.6% of the trips were recorded to have been made by walking. Despite this, 11.4% of all traffic deaths are pedestrians.
Pedestrian accident is the second leading cause of unintentional injury-related death for children within the age bracket of 5 and 14.
It appears that 84 years old Charles Nowatzki was traveling east of said street. As it passed through the intersection on Baylor Street – his 1997 Ford Crown Victoria struck a pedestrian in the crosswalk.
The pedestrian suffered major bodily injuries and was taken to a hospital.
The old man wasn’t speeding, nor under the driving under the influence – both drugs and alcohol.
The question is, at his age, why was he driving? Or at the very least, why was he even allowed to drive? There is no law which prohibits an octogenarian from driving, yes. Only that study shows that the risk for drivers 75 years of age and above is higher.
If negligence is proven, Mr. Nowatzki, or his family, can be made to answer for damages he has caused. And I’m afraid, his age will not be considered favorably.
A person who figured in a car accident may suffer injuries such as spinal cord damage, fractured bones, injuries to lower limb and traumatic brain injuries, among others.
In 2006, car accident fatalities in the United States totaled to 42,642. Out of that number, pedestrian accident kills a staggering number of 4,784 while nearly 70,000 pedestrians are injured.
Statistics show that at least 1 pedestrian gets killed in a traffic accident every 110 minutes, or so.
Due to increasing popularity of car culture in the country, only 8.6% of the trips were recorded to have been made by walking. Despite this, 11.4% of all traffic deaths are pedestrians.
Pedestrian accident is the second leading cause of unintentional injury-related death for children within the age bracket of 5 and 14.
