Drowsy driving means operating a motor vehicle when a person is unable to remain alert due to lack of sleep. It is a major cause of motor vehicle accidents and can affect the human brain as much as alcohol. Avoid driving if you feel drowsy or exhausted
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A 22-year-old is in custody after being accused of falling asleep while driving and having a car accident, killing the person in his passenger seat. On Monday around 5:58 a.m., reports state that 22-year-old Roberto Nunez was driving a 2008 Nissan Pathfinder south on Airways Boulevard near Wilson Road when he fell […]
Drowsy Driving: The Medical Conditions that Could Contribute
Driving drowsy is not always just as a result of sleeping badly the night before a trip, being overly fatigued from work, suffering jet lag from your last business trip, or simply being lazy. As many as one out of five people suffer from Excessive Daytime Sleepiness (EDS) and many sleep disturbances and untreated disorders are also linked to drowsy driving. Many medical conditions have sleepiness mentioned in their descriptions, too, and including dementia, narcolepsy, chronic insomnia, restless leg syndrome, and Parkinson s disease. The one most frequently associated with drowsy driving and falling asleep while driving, however, is Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS).