{"id":676,"date":"2023-03-24T19:21:37","date_gmt":"2023-03-24T23:21:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/millerandzois.lawblogger.net\/car-accidents\/?page_id=676"},"modified":"2023-12-07T09:25:09","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T14:25:09","slug":"guide-to-fatal-traffic-accident-claims-in-maryland","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.millerandzois.com\/car-accidents\/guide-to-fatal-traffic-accident-claims-in-maryland\/","title":{"rendered":"Guide to Fatal Traffic Accident Claims in Maryland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-255 alignright lazyload\" src=\"\/jshared\/img\/icons\/spinner.svg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.millerandzois.com\/car-accidents\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/caraccident.jpg\" alt=\"Drunk Driving\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.millerandzois.com\/car-accidents\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/caraccident.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.millerandzois.com\/car-accidents\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/caraccident-181x120.jpg 181w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\nFatal car accidents claim the lives of thousands of people every year in Maryland and throughout the country. This page will look at the causes and frequency of auto accident fatalities in Maryland. We will also look at the legal options available to family members who lose someone in a car accident.<\/p>\n<h4>Statistic on Maryland Traffic Fatalities<\/h4>\n<p>The national statistics on traffic fatalities are daunting. Every year somewhere between 40,000 and 50,000 lives are lost in traffic accidents in the U.S. In Maryland, we have recently been averaging about 550 auto accident deaths each year. In 2019, the <a href=\"https:\/\/mdot.maryland.gov\/pages\/home.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryland Department of Transportation<\/a> reported that there 530 deaths on Maryland roads. This marked a small increase of about 4% compared to the previous year. (The stats for 2020 are not out yet but they will be down only because of COVID-19.)<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.millerandzois.com\/car-accidents\/guide-to-fatal-traffic-accident-claims-in-maryland\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Guide to Fatal Traffic Accident Claims in Maryland\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fatal car accidents claim the lives of thousands of people every year in Maryland and throughout the country. This page will look at the causes and frequency of auto accident fatalities in Maryland. We will also look at the legal options available to family members who lose someone in a car accident. 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