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11/19/2010
Jeffrey Meldon
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Gainesville and Ocala Accident Attorney urges us to honor victims of traffic crashes.

Traffic crashes are a threat to global, public health and safety. 

World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (World Day) is an internationally recognized day to honor those killed in traffic accidents worldwide.

World Day recognizes the increasing epidemic of car crashes that especially claims the lives of children and young adults:

  • Worldwide, roadside wrecks are the leading cause of death for persons ages 10 to 24 years.
  • Globally, about 1.3 million people die and another 20 to 50 million are injured in car crashes annually. 
  • In the United States, traffic crashes are the number one killer of people ages 5 to 34.

As an auto accident attorney, I have seen the devastation car crashes cause in North Central Florida and beyond.  This year, I join the millions of families and friends who lost loved ones in honoring traffic victims on World Day, November 21, 2010. I urge you too as well.

World Day is marked by worldwide ceremonies of reflection, laying of flowers, and "lights of hope" between 6 pm to 8 pm to remember the dead and injured.

The United Nations officially recognized World Day in 2005, which originated in the United Kingdom in 1993. The U.S. first honed World Day in 2009.

Worldwide, car wrecks not only cause senseless, preventable deaths, but cost $100 billion dollars to low and middle-income countries, as estimated by the World Bank.  Road injuries cost countries 1% to 2% of their gross national product, according to the World Health Organization.

For more information:

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5945a6.htm?s_cid=mm5945a6_x

http://www.worlddayofremembrance.org/



Category: Car and Motorcycle Accidents

Labels: accident attorney accident victim gainesville Ocala World Day



We at the Law Office of Jeffrey Meldon and Associates strongly believe that public education is the first step in the prevention of an accident or in the recovery from one.  

We are experienced personal injury attorneys, trial lawyers, negotiators, litigators, paralegals, and staff that have been proudly working to get accident victims the justice they deserve for over 30 years in Gainesville, Ocala, Lake City, Inverness, and the rest of North Central Florida and North Florida. Accidents involving a car crash, truck wreck, and motorcycle, bicycle, or pedestrian accidents, dog bites, slip and falls and medical malpractice are all included in our practice.

Based on Jeffrey Meldon's, founder of The Law Office of Jeffrey Meldon & Associates, over 30 years of helping accident victims get justice and a fair shake from the insurance companies, he has written the consumer guide book, Seven Mistakes That Can Wreck Your Florida Accident Case.  You can request your free, no obligation copy right now, or contact our office for your complimentary copy sent to you today.

Contact the Law Office of Jeffrey Meldon at (800) 373-8000 or (352) 373-8000 immediately if you have been involved in a serious auto, truck, or motorcycle accident.  We are in your community, have the experience and resources required to work towards obtaining a fair settlement for you - we are here to help you.

We proudly handle accidents that occur on all roads and in the areas including: I-75, I-10, I-95, U.S. Route 301, U.S. Route 441, State Road 40, State Road 26, State Road 24, Archer Road, Main St, and University Avenue.  Our law firm has  been representing accident victims in Gainesville, Ocala, Lake City, Inverness, Palatka, Crystal River, Daytona Beach, Interlachen, Spring Hill, Dunnellon, Bunnell, Live Oak, Starke, Jasper, Cross City, Perry, Trenton,  Leesberg,  Lake Butler,  Tavares, Chiefland, Bronson, Brooksville, The Villages and the counties of Alachua, Marion, Columbia, Citrus, Volusia, Sumter, Levy, Lake, Bradford, Flagler, Hamilton, Dixie, Gilchrist, Union, Hernando, Suwannee, Union, and Putnam, and, since 1971!



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