In Texas,
the injured victims of drunk drivers are entitled by law to full reimbursement for their accident - related medical costs, for income lost due to the injury, and for all of their other accident - and - injury - related expenses.
Not exact matches
Getting
injured by a
drunk driver means being the
victim of one
of the grossest forms
of negligence possible.
If you or a loved one has been seriously
injured in this kind
of an accident it is vital that you work with a Lafayette personal injury lawyer who has years
of experience in representing
victims of tragic
drunk driver car accidents.
Rather, if a collision occurs and a
victim is
injured due to the actions
of a
drunk driver, that motorist may be held liable for the full extent
of the damages sustained by the
victim or
victims involved, including medical bills, lost wages, and pain and suffering.
At Sackstein Sackstein & Lee, LLP, we have fought for the rights
of personal injury
victims in New York City and Long Island since 1952, including people who have been
injured in motor vehicle accidents caused by
drunk drivers.
Additionally, where a
drunk driver's liability insurance limits are insufficient to cover all
of a
victim's damages, an
injured person may also opt to file a lawsuit against the bar or restaurant that served alcohol to the
driver prior to the crash.
While the criminal proceedings might involve a determination
of what restitution is to be made to you, the
victim in the incident, it isn't designed for that purpose, which is why we have civil courts in which you can bring a civil claim (likely
of negligence) against the
drunk driver who caused the accident in which you were
injured.
When a
drunk driver is convicted, «restitution» payments to the
injured victim can part
of his or her sentence.