1998News

38 persons maimed per each person that dies in car accident

The Dominican expert in trauma, Dr. Pedro Green said that for every person that dies in a car accident, more than 38 persons are maimed for life. Last year there were 3,050 deaths in car accidents and 115,000 injured persons. He said that two of every three persons involved in a car crash are left with permanent injuries. Dr. Green said that the extensive use of cellular phones is causing an increase in car accidents.