# One Killed, One Seriously Injured in Accident Caused by Speeding [![Dale Stewart](https://www.augerlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/3523996998_4fe2be07f6_m.jpg)](https://www.augerlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/3523996998_4fe2be07f6_m.jpg)About one in three fatal crashes are caused by excessive speeding.  According to the National Highway Transportation Safety Association (NHTSA) it is the third leading contributing factor to traffic crashes. In Charlotte, speed seems to be the factor in the death of a 24-year-old driver.  Reports indicate that Yoan Alberto Hernadez Tosca was driving a Honda Accord through traffic at a high rate of speed on Sunday afternoon when the driver over-corrected and lost control of the vehicle.  The car slid off the road at the intersection of Winterhaven and Albemarle where it stopped after striking a tree.  Both the driver and the passenger were trapped inside the vehicle. Around twelve firefighters worked to extract the driver and his passenger, 30-year-old Rangel Garcia Cabrera from the vehicle.  Both were transported to the hospital with life threatening injuries.  The driver was pronounced dead at the hospital.   ### Contact Us For a Free Legal Consultation [(855) 970-8234](tel:+18559708234) Get a FREE Case Review It’s unclear if alcohol was a factor in the one vehicle accident.  It is also unclear as to why the driver was traveling at such a high rate of speed while weaving in and out of traffic.  Reckless driving not only puts the lives of the vehicle’s occupants in danger, it also puts in danger all of the other drivers and passengers on the road in the vicinity of the reckless driver. ### [Click To Contact](https://www.augerlaw.com/contact-us/)Our Personal Injury Lawyers today [(855) 970-8234](tel:+18559708234) Get a FREE Case Review   Statistics show that young male drivers are more likely to speed and be involved in crashes than any other gender or age group.  In 2007, the NHTSA found that 39 percent of male drivers, 15-20 years-of-age, were speeding when involved in a fatal accident. ### Complete a [Free Case Evaluation Form](https://www.augerlaw.com/contact-us/) now [(855) 970-8234](tel:+18559708234) Get a FREE Case Review   Though this accident was tragic, it could have been a lot worse.  Other vehicles could have been involved and other injuries or deaths could have resulted from one driver’s careless decision to drive recklessly. 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