Holidays are known for an increase in drunk drivers on the roadways and the accidents that result
from intoxicated drivers can deliver catastrophic injuries and wrongful death.
Not exact matches
Jojo John, 35, the allegedly
intoxicated driver in last week's Piermont boating tragedy that claimed two lives, was released
from prison this week on his own recognizance.
(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.)
California state laws prohibit
drivers from getting behind the wheel while drunk or otherwise
intoxicated.
However, people who suffer serious or fatal injuries at the hands of drunk
drivers may be able to seek compensation
from businesses or individuals that serve or sell alcohol to people who become
intoxicated and cause accidents.
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.
They can collect as much information as possible regarding the
driver, such as past driving record, whether they were
intoxicated at the time of the incident, details contained in police reports, and statements
from any witnesses.
There are many causes of 18 - wheeler accidents, ranging
from driver distraction to accidents due to fatigue or accidents due to driving while
intoxicated (DWI).
It can also help discourage the drunk
driver from ever driving while
intoxicated ever again.
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.
For example,
drivers need to obey applicable traffic laws, such as yielding the right of way, obeying the speed limit, and refraining
from driving while
intoxicated.
Representation of brain injury victim stemming
from intoxicated and distracted
driver of a commercial truck.
Although we were not able to find out
from the jury what led them to reach that apportionment of fault, we strongly suspect that they found the other
driver's driving while
intoxicated to be significantly more egregious that our client taking his eyes off the road to steady his groceries.
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.
Nearly 400 people were killed in Illinois
from car accidents that involved an
intoxicated driver in 2009.
The obvious benefit of requiring these devices is that it will prevent some
drivers from getting behind the wheel while
intoxicated.
If they were served an unreasonable amount of alcohol or were visibly
intoxicated when they left the bar, you may be able to recover damages
from the establishment that served them, as well as
from the drunk
driver.
Obviously, a person may seek damages
from the
driver of the vehicle that may have been
intoxicated at the time of the collision.
The notoriety in this claim arose
from the police department's inexplicable failure to charge the
intoxicated driver until after the firm brought the civil claim thereby pressuring the uncooperative police department to act.
Since 1984, our founder and managing attorney, Dana J. Watts, has helped injured Bradenton, Sarasota and other Florida residents obtain full and fair compensation for the serious damages they have sustained
from the negligent actions of
intoxicated drivers.
Police responded to a call
from employees of the LCBO in Ottawa's Hampton Park Plaza who refused to serve the
driver as he appeared heavily
intoxicated.
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.
These surcharges are separate
from any fees paid to the court for a particular ticket and can occur for No Insurance convictions, driving while
intoxicated, and based upon annual
driver record reviews.
From November 2005 through March 2009 there were over 8,000
intoxicated drivers served under this initiative.
The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) can suspend your
driver's license for reasons varying
from failing to meet insurance requirements to serious infractions such as Operating While
Intoxicated (OWI).
Drivers who are
intoxicated suffer
from poor judgement, slower reflexes and an inability to operate a vehicle safely.