Accidents Involving Funeral Cars Becoming Common
We’ve written about how more and more people are having accidents with funeral cars these days, but it’s nice when a paper like The Chicago Tribune validates those blog posts.
This story comes on the heels of an Elk Grove Village woman who collided with a procession of funeral cars this week. But experts say it isn’t a surprise as these types of accidents are becoming more common as drivers become more distracted.
Nathan Tamayo, the director of Grove Memorial Chapel, said fender benders are common in processions of funeral cars, but “there has never been one that is as bad as this one.” Illinois law requires the lead funeral car in a procession obey stop signs and traffic signals, but the rest of the funeral cars are allowed to go through the stop signs and red lights once the lead car has proceeded.
Although no one tracks the number of accidents involving funeral cars each year, we have noticed several of them in the past year. A look at recent articles also shows that motorcycle police escorts are most frequently injured.
Let’s not make a family mourn more than they already have to mourn after a funeral. Let’s all keep our eyes open and stay alert for funeral processions so they can mourn in peace and safety.
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