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lties, including fines

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tes double fines fo

those

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the posted speed limit,

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pen

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celess oeckless d

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tion, especi

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ve committed othe

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ffic l

viol

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lties

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se

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m

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physic

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t

l Inju

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hen d

ive

s speed, it le

ds to mo

e seve

e

ccidents,

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use c

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speed-

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ccident

e

t the highest

isk fo

f

t

lity. If victims do not die upon imp

ct, they still f

ce de

th f

om c

itic

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mples of seve

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th

t

ny point in

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ften

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t

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m

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used by

spin

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ctly

he

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n, o

seve

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lly spe

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l column, the

o

se the symptoms

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highe

likelihood of f

t

lity. Fo

ex

mple,

n inju

y in the pt of the spin

l co

d p

otected by the fi

st five ce

vic

l ve

teb

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pe

son’s

espi

to

y muscles

nd

bility to b

e

the. Such inju

ies

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t

l o

m

y

equi

e

victim to be pe

m

nently hooked up to

ventil

to

fo

the

em

inde

of his o

he

life. Kno

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y could h

ve been p

evented if not fo

the

ctions of

negligent d

ive

compounds the physic

l

nd emotion

l p

in th

t

ccomp

nies this type of inju

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ted tffic csh c

n le

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fe

scenios th

t might c

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n

l bleeding

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g

n inju

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ceful imp

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n

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ffic

ccident is

n

bdomin

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o

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neu

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ch gets c

ushed du

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n

ccident

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uses the

o

t

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in vessel c

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t, to

uptu

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ffic

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n

lso

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m

ge, live

d

m

ge,

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uptu

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s

ell

s

viety of othe

potenti

lly f

t

l inte

n

l inju

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ho suffe

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n

l inju

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c

ccident don’t

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te medic

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ttention, de

th is often imminent.

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mput

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ct

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ce of

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ffic c

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body p

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n

ccident c

uses complete

mput

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nd m

y even h

ve thei

body p

t

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ched.

hen

mput

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s, victims suffe

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nd f

ce the

isk of infection. If

ccident victims

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tun

te enough to

eceive immedi

te

nd exception

l medic

l t

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tment, they h

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n excellent ch

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f

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t

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ccidents, the N

tion

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fety

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sons

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suits c

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el

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y be eligible to seek compens

tion fo

you

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ccident c

used by speeding:

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  vive the loss of

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