Distracted Driving Accidents and your Company

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Distracted Driving Accidents and your Company
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• Whether your business powers a large fleet of
  vehicles or just occasionally requires employees
  to drive for company business, your company could
  be held liable for accidents caused by distracted
  driving habits like texting and driving or
  updating social media profiles behind the wheel.

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• When the employee involved in the accident is
  found to have been negligent in an accident due
  to cell phone usage, the NHTSA estimates that
  on-the-job collisions cost companies over 24,500
  per crash, 128,000 per injury, and 3.8 million
  per fatality.

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• That seems like a lot right? Where exactly do
  these high costs come from? The truth is, the
  hidden costs of distracted driving accidents in
  your company may include
• Legal fines and vehicle repairs
• Insurance deductibles and increased premiums

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• Damages paid to victims of the crash   
• Workers compensation claims
• Repairs and lowered productivity with less
  vehicles on the road
• Costly public relations and marketing efforts to
  repair damage to the companys reputation 

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• There are many instances you as the employer
  can be found liable in a distracted driving
  accident for a variety of reasons. However, there
  are four times an employer is always likely to be
  found liable in a distracted driving case, no
  matter what

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• Vicarious Liability The company is held liable
  for any bodily harm or damage that is incurred by
  an employee performing their duties.

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• Negligent Hiring If the employer didnt train
  the employee properly (i.e. didnt supervise them
  well, didnt train the employee properly on the
  dangers of distracted driving or did not
  investigate the employees background prior to
  hiring them the company could be liable.

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• Negligent Entrustment If is was known that the
  driver would probably be in a situation where
  they would be easily distracted while driving,
  like if employees are frequently required to
  answer calls or text messages during their shift
  the employer could be help liable.

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• Dangerous Instrumentality If the employee caused
  the accident, the employer is to blame.

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  drivers safer by keeping the high costs of
  distracted driving and guidelines for your
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