Fatal car accident statistics show that the risk of dying in a car accident for a person under the age of 35 is quite high. That is, the most common cause of unintentional death for a person of that age is a traffic accident. Although some fatal car accidents involve only a single driver and a single fatality, many other fatal car accidents involve multiple vehicles, and multiple persons. Therefore, if a fatal car accident is caused by the negligence of a particular driver or drivers, those parties may be responsible for the wrongful death of one or more individuals. For instance, if a driver commits a traffic law violation that causes a fatal car accident, that driver may be liable for compensating the surviving family members of the victim through a wrongful death claim. Even if the driver is found to have been only partially responsible for the victim's death, the driver may still be liable for a portion of the wrongful death suit damages.