Yosemite Teen Car Accident Kills Marin Academy Student

 A Marin Academy student was killed after the vehicle she was riding in left the roadway during a car accident in Yosemite National Park, according to Twin Cities Times. According to Kari Cobb, a Yosemite National Park ranger, the car accident happened at about 7:15 a.m. on a stretch of Tioga Road, a well-traveled thoroughfare in the northern end of Yosemite. This area is also a popular summer destination for tourists.

"Our hearts and prayers go out to the Dennison family at this very difficult and tragic time. We are here to support the family and members of the MA community in any way that we can," said Travis Brownley, Marin Academy's head of school.

Our Modesto car accident attorneys would like to warn motorists about the dangers motorists can expect to face on our roadways through this rest of this month. The beginning of August kicked off the start of the deadliest month of the year for American motorists. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) data, going back to 1994, concludes that more Americans die in car accidents in the month of August than during any other time of the year.

"We are all devastated by the loss of Alena Dennison," said Brownley. "She was a wonderful, vibrant young woman and a valued member of the MA community.

The vehicle involved in the accident was carrying 7 young passengers at the time of the accident. The teens had taken part in a hike the was held the night before and were returning to the Bay Area when the accident happened, the park official said.

In 2009 alone, the NHTSA says on average 93 people killed each day in U.S. traffic accidents. That's an average of one death every 16 minutes. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety backs up the information by concluding that from 2005 to 2009 seven of the 25 deadliest days of the year happened in August.

The roadways are so deadly during this time of year because more people are out on our roadways, according to MSN Money. According to the NHTSA, per 100 million miles traveled, August has an average fatality rate of 1.09. September followed at a close second with a death rate of 1.09. March ranks in as the safest with a 0.94 death rate.

"A large proportion of crashes happen in late afternoon and early evening in general, but especially in August," says Russ Rader, a spokesman for the institute. That is a time when our roads fill up both with commuters and vacationers.

Who is most at risk for a fatal car accident?:

-Ages 13 to 15; typically experience 2 percent all traffic deaths.

-16 to 19, 9 percent.

-20 to 34, 31 percent.

-35 to 49, 23 percent.

-50 to 69, 22 percent.

-70 and up, 12 percent.

It's no surprise that weekends are deadlier than weekdays. Americans use weekends to get out and run extra errands, visit family members or friends and take more day trips. This is also a time when drunken driving increases.

Saturdays have the most accident-related deaths, with an average of 123 deaths each Saturday in 2009 nationwide. Sundays followed close behind in 2009, with an average of 107 deaths, followed by 102 on Fridays.

Tuesday is your safest day on our roadways as it has an average of 69 deaths occurring each Tuesday.

Remaining weekday daily death rate averages:

-Mondays, 79 deaths.

-Wednesdays, 78.

-Thursdays, 84.