What is Crash v Accident

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What is Crash v Accident

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As an alternative definition to CRASH, the computer program
as discussed in this thread:
  • Crash v accident:
    • Per NHTSA and others the word “accident” implies that a car crash happened through the fault of nobody in particular.
      This can be seen in the commonly used phrase,
      • “It was just an accident.”
      On the other hand, the word “crash” indicates that someone or something caused the car wreck to happen,
      and that someone or something is actually at fault