Untrue. Driving to fast is negligence. Swerving to avoid a deer and hitting another car is an accident.
Negligence would imply lack of care or concern. If the father had no care or concern for the safety of pedestrians, then why did he choose a parking lot for the location?
"Swerving to avoid a deer and hitting another car is an accident."
Nope it is just plain stupid and negligent. Your saying that putting more human life at risk to keep from hitting the deer is an acceptable reason to crash a car. I disagree.
Untrue.
Actually it's ture. The huge majority of vehicle accidents just don't happen. They is a cause. An accident would be lightening hitting the driver causing a collision. Or a defective wheel falling off of a vehicle. 99.99 percent of all collisions are not accidents, and most are caused by careless drivers.
Ops, I mis read your post. You are correct.
Here your are incorrect. Just because you swerve to avoid a deer, a pothole, or a trashcan or debris in the road, does not give you the right to run into anyone else. You will be liable.
You cannot avoid a crash and cause a crash.
For your example, the one that swerved to avoid and deer and crashed into another vehicle is at fault.