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1. YOUNG DRIVER, LATE AT NIGHT:
Young service member driving late at night while fatigued/under the
influence of alcohol/speeding.
Example:
At approximately 0440 hrs, a 19 year old male service member was killed
when his car ran off the road at a high rate of speed and hit a telephone
pole. The car hit the pole so hard that it snapped the pole off at its base.
The car rolled several times, ejecting the service member. His blood alcohol
level was measured at .18% at the time of the crash.
2. WEEKEND DAY TRIP:
Service member on 4-lane/rural road day trip on weekend during the
summer.
Example:
A service member and his family were traveling on an interstate highway
during daylight, enroute to their summer vacation destination. Driving at a
high rate of speed, the service member struck a car traveling in his lane
that he was trying to pass. His car then careened across the center median
and hit a tractor trailer head-on. He and his family were killed.
3. NIGHT CITY DRIVING:
Service member driving in city at night under the influence of alcohol.
Example:
A 22 year old service member, driving a motorcycle at night under the
influence of alcohol, ran a stop sign at a city intersection and collided
with a pick-up truck. The service member was fatally injured.
4. TOO FAST FOR CONDITIONS?:
Service member driving on rural road during winter going too fast for
conditions of road (slippery/restricted visibility) and losing control.
Example:
Service member was driving his pickup truck too fast for conditions
during an ice storm. He lost control of his vehicle on the slippery road and
slid sideways across the center median. He was killed when an oncoming van
slammed into his driver side door.
5. CURVES ON RURAL ROADS:
Service member driving at excessive speed failed to properly negotiate
sharp curve on rural road.
Example:
A service member was killed when his car hit a culvert and flipped as he
was on his way home after work on a Friday. In a rush to be with his family,
he took a sharp curve without slowing down and lost control. The car went
airborne after hitting the culvert and flipped. It came to rest upside down,
crushing the roof.
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