Sentences with phrase «by intoxicated drivers»

We also represent the family members of those killed by intoxicated drivers.

Unfortunately — as I've seen in the ER — it's often the perfectly sober bystanders who end up being hurt by an intoxicated driver.

We handle cases involving all types of personal injuries and wrongful death to recover compensation for victims and loved ones for the pain caused by an intoxicated driver.

Finally, if an accident is caused by an intoxicated driver, a bar or social host may be liable for damages sustained if they served an obviously intoxicated guest, who then drives and causes an accident.

You may even be a bicyclist or pedestrian hit by an intoxicated driver while lawfully crossing at a crosswalk, resulting in catastrophic injuries.

Sadly, a victim of an accident caused by an intoxicated driver faces severe injuries, even while doing everything right and properly following all traffic laws.

If someone is injured by an intoxicated driver, that person should discuss their legal recourse, rights, and options as quickly as possible with an experienced personal injury attorney.

If you or a loved one has even suffered from being in an accident caused by an intoxicated driver, you could also be suffering from severe injuries.

It is possible that any of these vehicle collisions could be caused by an intoxicated driver.

For those who have lost loved ones as a result of an accident caused by an intoxicated driver, the physical, psychological, emotional, and financial repercussions may cause a lifetime of pain and suffering.

If you suspect your accident was caused by an intoxicated driver, don't wait.

The plaintiff filed a personal injury case against the bar, arguing that under the state's Dram Shop Law, it should be liable for the injuries caused by the intoxicated driver.

(3) For a third or subsequent violation, a person shall be subject to a fine of $ 1,000.00, and shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a term of not less than 180 days in a county jail or workhouse, except that the court may lower such term for each day, not exceeding 90 days, served participating in a drug or alcohol inpatient rehabilitation program approved by the Intoxicated Driver Resource Center and shall thereafter forfeit his right to operate a motor vehicle over the highways of this State for 10 years.

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(Caveat: That impressive figure, pulled from a study commissioned by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, excludes intoxicated drivers and assumes that everyone on the road is driving a talking car, that every intersection and stop sign in America can join in the conversation, and that the auto industry agrees on standardized equipment for all this chatter.)

A negligent driver may also be liable for an accident caused by reckless conduct such as driving while intoxicated, drunk or under the influence of drugs.

Some accidents are caused by speeding drivers, or drivers who were distracted or intoxicated.

At Morgan & Morgan, we get results for our motorcyclist clients, including a $ 47.5 million award for a severely injured biker who was run over by an intoxicated truck driver.

If you've been injured by a drunk driver or lost a loved one due to the irresponsible behavior of an intoxicated driver in South Florida, contact an experienced Miami car accident lawyer at Friedman, Rodman, & Frank as soon as possible to discuss your legal options.

If you were injured in a car accident caused by a distracted, speeding, intoxicated, or otherwise negligent driver, you should speak to a qualified personal injury lawyer as soon as possible.

Single vehicle crashes can result from any number of factors but most commonly are caused by a distracted driver, intoxicated motorist, poor road design, or inclement weather.

He has successfully handled cases involving brain injury, plane crashes, stock fraud, truck wrecks, deadly exposure to negligently manufactured drugs, intoxicated or drug impaired drivers who injure innocent citizens, negligent road construction and maintenance, negligent design or manufacture of machines, explosions and home fires, violation of DOT regulations regarding 18 wheelers, severe burns and scars, negligent installation of hot water heaters, wrongful denial of claims by insurance companies, sale of alcohol to minors by convenience stores, defective residential or commercial construction, heart attacks at work from overexertion, defective airbags, wrecks caused by trucks that exceeded size and weight limits, nursing home abuse, product liability, unrelenting pain from on - the - job injuries, and numerous other cases where the injuries were so severe that the person died or became totally disabled.

But unless the police can quickly obtain a warrant, breath and blood testing can be avoided by the suspected intoxicated driver.

In a recent decision handed of the Ontario Court of Appeal, Ivic v. Lakovic, a taxi cab passenger alleged that she was sexually assaulted by a driver of United Taxi Limited («UTL» or the «Taxicab Company») after leaving a party intoxicated.

If you are one of the nearly 200 drivers who are stopped annually for drunk driving by the Seaside Heights police, our Toms River office is just across the bay and ready to assist you with your driving while intoxicated or breath test refusal case.

The police try to limit the number of intoxicated drivers by vigilant law enforcement and setting up sobriety checkpoints.

In a majority of drunk driving accident cases, the intoxicated driver is held solely responsible for all injuries or damages caused by their negligence.

If a driver is unmindful or unobservant, does not obey designated speed limits, refuses to surrender the right of way to the pedestrian at clearly posted walking zones, does not acknowledge stop lights, stop signs, etc., will not use their turn signal, does not take weather or traffic conditions into account, is operating their vehicle while intoxicated by drugs or alcohol and does not take special precautions to protect the safety of children, they are considered by the court system to be legally negligent.

Most truck accidents don't just «happen» — they are caused by aggressive drivers, poor driving habits (tailgating, cell — phone use, excessive speed), driving while intoxicated or sleep - deprived, long work shifts and unrealistic schedules, or the failure of the truck's owner to regularly inspect important items like tires, brakes, and lights.

When a person is injured by a driver intoxicated or impaired by alcohol or drugs, the injured party may pursue additional damages — called punitive damages — against the drunk driver.

Our firm has no sympathy for a driver who knowingly puts other people's lives at risk by driving while intoxicated, and will provide uncompromising representation and advocacy.

Statewide, driving while intoxicated is a major public safety issue, as 40 percent of fatal motor vehicle collisions are caused by drivers who are under the influence of alcohol or drugs, according to Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD).

However, if an uninsured driver is hit by another driver who is under the influence of drugs or alcohol, and the intoxicated driver later receives a conviction for DUI stemming from the collision, the uninsured driver may then be eligible to seek compensation for pain and suffering and other non-economic losses.

Victims of drunk driver accidents and their families, however, have the ability to obtain compensation and justice for the wrongs done to them by drunk drivers who were reckless and negligent enough to get behind the wheel in an intoxicated state.

Establishing liability is much the same as in any other intoxicated driving case, because the driver can not rely on the fact that he or she was prescribed the drug by a doctor.

In Louisiana, punitive damages are used exclusively in wrongful deaths caused by drunk or intoxicated drivers.

Such drivers can excessively speed, be distracted by speaking or texting on a mobile phone or be intoxicated, all of which can develop into tragedy.

Mr. Hemmat and his trial team have filed hundreds of lawsuits brought on behalf of injured and killed drivers, passengers and pedestrians involved in collisions caused by negligent, reckless or intoxicated drivers.

Drunk driving takes a very serious toll on the lives of not just drunk drivers, but the innocent victims of accidents caused by their decision to operate a motor vehicle while intoxicated.

Civil Liability for Accidents Caused by Drunk Driving In addition to the criminal liability that drunk drivers may face on account of their intoxicated driving, they may also be liable for civil damages to the victims or their families.

Head - on crashes are often caused by passenger cars or professional commercial truck drivers who are intoxicated, drowsy, or distracted.

Our hardworking Santa Fe drunk driving lawyers assist people who were hurt in a crash caused by an intoxicated or otherwise impaired driver.

The Fine Law Firm handles most personal injury and wrongful death cases, including crashes caused by drowsy, inattentive, or intoxicated drivers.

Most of these accidents were caused by driver negligence in which a driver was possibly speeding, intoxicated, or checking his texts instead of looking at the road.

No two car accidents are alike — some car accidents are caused by driver negligence (such as «texting and driving» cases), while others are caused by mechanical failure (i.e., the brakes on the car fail), and still others are caused by the negligent actions of an intoxicated driver.

One of the potential ways to establish that the other driver was intoxicated is by obtaining a copy of a police report that describes the crash.

We routinely investigate and pursue serious personal injuries caused by negligent and reckless drivers who were intoxicated or distracted by electronic devices in their vehicles.

However, the law has begun to realize that many intoxicated drivers were enabled by negligent business owners.

The injuries caused by drunk driving accidents tend to result in more serious wounds to the victims than to the intoxicated driver.

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However, the No - Fault insurer has the right to recover from the intoxicated or impaired driver the full amount of those No - Fault payments made by the automobile insurer for the emergency services provided to the driver if the driver is convicted of driving while intoxicated or impaired through the use of alcohol or drugs.