Sentences with phrase «because drunk drivers»

Because drunk drivers may perform this life - threatening mistake over and over again, life insurance companies consider them to be more likely to die prematurely, and the numbers are present to back it up.

Because drunk drivers have slower reaction times and reduced perception, they pose a greater risk to motorcyclists who, because of their small size are less visible on the roadway.

You may have become paralised because a drunk driver slammed in to you; you may have been struck on your bicycle and now have to live with a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI); or maybe you were hit riding your motorcycle and your injuries resulted in an amputation.

You may have become paralyzed because a drunk driver slammed in to you; you may have been struck on your bicycle and now have to live with a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI); or maybe you were hit riding your motorcycle and your injuries resulted in an amputation.

Most of the time, the blame on drunk driving accidents are naturally put into the one who consumed alcohol because a drunk driver has less focus and concentration on the road and has a greater tendency to not notice other vehicles and are less wary of the traffic signs.

Yet nearly half of all traffic fatalities in the spring and summer happen because a drunk driver was behind the wheel.

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In 2014, 9,967 people were killed because of drunk driving, and more than 1.1 million drivers were arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol.

so you're argument is that because we can't stop drunk drivers we shouldn't try to stop physically harmful exorcisms...?

Finally the driver succeeds and our translator warns us to get back into the van quickly because the children's father appears to be drunk and is ambling his way toward us, at one moment laughing and another yelling.

Asked if he had a drinking problem (the DUI was Townley's second alcohol - related incident), the driver said he wasn't sure because he was being evaluated.

Recent research, however, suggests that a «one - size - fits - all» prescriptive advice to drinking is outdated because sweat water losses are dynamic and and because the three main drivers of sweat water loss are highly variable in children.

Legislator Lynne Dixon said, «While STOP - DWI efforts have reduced the number of alcohol - related fatalities, still too many lives are lost because of crashes caused by drunk or impaired drivers.

After controlling for age, race, sex, marital status, education, drug use, and smoking, compared to people who did not binge drink, people who drank at the various binge levels were much more likely to experience an alcohol - related emergency department visit; have an alcohol use disorder; be injured because of drinking; be arrested or have legal problems resulting from alcohol use; or be the driver in an alcohol - related traffic crash.

Unfortunately, because we were afraid that we'd be hit by a snorkeling tour boat or drunk jet ski driver, we could only dive within the snorkeling buoys.

In December 2011 I noted that police in Edmonton and Calgary, Canada, had begun asking the public to refrain from tweeting the locations of DUI checkpoints set up to catch drunk drivers, because they said doing so may put other motorists in danger.

Anyone who has been hurt because of a drunk driver's reckless actions should consider seeking legal assistance.

The service station was also sued because it rendered the drunk driver's automobile operational and sent him out of the station knowing that he was drunk.

Pedestrians are especially susceptible to serious injuries or death from drunk drivers on the road because they have zero protection from oncoming vehicles.

If you have been harmed by a drunk driver or you have lost someone you love because of a drunk driver, you need to seek the help of that experienced professional so that you can proceed properly.

Under personal injury law, drunk drivers are negligent because they breach a legal duty to safely operate their vehicles.

If the drunk driver already had a suspended license due to a prior DUI / DWI, they likely do not have car insurance, or the insurance company will refuse to cover the incident because the driver was drunk.

Motor vehicle accidents like car accidents and truck accidents are another major form of personal injury, so if you were injured in an accident because of a negligent driver, such as a drunk driving accident, then we can help you file a personal injury claim.

A drunk driver need not be convicted for you to have a valid claim, however, because the burden of proof is lower in a civil proceeding than in a criminal proceeding.

The driver indicated in his affidavit that he had vomited minutes before the police arrival and he was tired and sick and not drunk but merely had vomited because he consumed a bad shrimp dip not because of excess alcohol consumption.

The upturn during most holiday seasons is obviously because more drivers are on the roads but there is also more alcohol consumption during the holidays, especially during New Year's, when many people expect to imbibe and often engage in binge drinking.

Deciding factors include license type, age of the driver, whether or not there were other passengers in the vehicle, and if serious injury or death occurred because of a drunk driver.

When a collision is due to an error of judgment by a vehicle driver rather than the rider, it is usually because the driver was inattentive, did not see the motorcyclist, was distracted, drunk, affected by drugs, driving too fast or did not allow sufficient room between themselves and the rider.

If you've suffered injuries because of an accident with a drunk driver, you may be entitled to compensation.

If you have been injured by a drunk driver, it almost always makes sense to hire an injury attorney because punitive damages are recoverable and they can multiply the value of an injury case ninefold.

People have been known to die from neck injuries because they have broken their neck in some kind of auto accident or motorcycle accident involving a drunk driver.

Thousands of people are injured or die each year because of drunk drivers, and in addition to being charged with a crime, these people may also be sued in court with a personal injury or wrongful death claim.

We take drunk driving accidents very seriously on behalf of our clients because not only did the drunk driver act in a way that caused serious harm to you, but the drunk driver also engaged in criminal activity that was in violation of the law.

It is because of the other driver's illegal and negligent actions of getting drunk and then getting behind the wheel of a vehicle that you have had to suffer injuries and property damage, and for that you should be justly compensated.

It's even possible that if another vehicle hit you because of dangerous road conditions, the other driver could be partially to blame if he or she was negligent by driving distracted or drunk, thereby failing to properly react to the dangerous road conditions.

It is estimated that the average drunk driver has already driven drunk 80 times before their first DUI arrest, and we are here to seek justice on your behalf when you have suffered harm because of a drunk driver.

Taking a case completely to trial is often done in only the most egregious accident cases because it gives a sympathetic jury an opportunity to award punitive damages along with compensatory claims, especially when an accident involved a drunk driver or speeding driver or a commercial vehicle.

Because accidents involving drunk drivers can be complicated and complex, a lawyer who has significant experience dealing with claims that involve a number of defendants or multiple insurance companies will increase your chances of a successful outcome in your case.

This is easy to show in many cases, because the drivers were speeding, drunk, or doing something similarly stupid.

The drunk driver in question may already be in court or be scheduled to appear in court because of the accident he or she caused.

Many times, these types of hit and run accidents involve drunk drivers who flee the scene of the accident so that they are not arrested for drunk driving or because they do not realize that they have been involved in an accident because they are so inebriated.

Because of the nature of drunk driving (the driver chose to drink and then put others at risk by driving), the state allows double or treble damages in drunk driving accident lawsuits.

However, because the man had no duty to stop and render aid, and it was a choice he made on his own, it is doubtful that a court of law would hold the drunk driver liable for the victim's injuries.

Here, one might think that the drunk driver who was involved in the original accident was at fault for the man's death because, but for her drunk driving, he would never have been in the position to have been hit by the passing semi-truck.

Because of this, our Macon drunk driving accident attorneys work tirelessly to hold drunk drivers accountable for their actions.

If the facts alleged so far are proved correct, this is a very troubling accident where nine children were placed at serious risk of death just because a driver chose to get behind the wheel after drinking.

At Christensen Law, we've seen far too many auto accidents where people have died because of a drunk driver.

The drunk driver's insurance was unwilling to accept fault for the accident because he was in jail and they were unable to reach him to get his version of facts.

In an opinion piece for the Winnipeg Free Press, columnist Gwynne Dyer summarized the core of the pro-driverless argument when she stated that «the widespread use of self - driving vehicles almost certainly will bring down the death rates sharply everywhere, because even if computers can be as stupid as human drivers, they can not be as impatient or angry or drunk.»

So, for example, if a drunk driver is careening down the street at 100 mph per hour but brakes to a stop before coming into contact with you, his actions are negligent but you will not have any claim against him (unless you suffer very serious emotional distress) because his negligence did not cause your injuries.

The liability section isn't voided by drinking and driving because if it were excluded there would be no financial recourse for the victims hit by the drunk driver.