That “code violation” is simply driving faster than an arbitrarily-defined “speed limit” that some legislature decided on.
Therefore, while legally, it may have been something other than an accident, practically and common-sense wise, it was.
I cannot agree. Whether the posted speed limit is some arbitrarily designated speed or for other reasons, once someone has DECIDED to violate that posted speed, they have made a choice in their behavior. So, legally, practically, and common sense wise, this was no accident. The individual’s choice caused this event.