DUI Related Accident Crashes

When a driver makes the irresponsible choice of driving while under the influence, they are putting themselves, and others, at a very high risk of getting into a car crash. If you are under the influence of drugs or alcohol, your judgment is impaired and you cannot properly operate a motor vehicle. You may do things you would normally never do when you are sober. For example, you may think a light is green when it is actually red. These types of misconceptions can have devastating consequences. Besides being sleep deprived, or speeding, driving under the influence is one of the biggest causes in automobile crashes. The most common age group involving DUI related crashes was 19-22. The scary thing about this is the fact that 19-22 year olds are also not very experienced drivers. If someone was negligent enough to drive while they were under the influence and this impacted you negatively in any way, you deserve justice.

Studies have shown that alcohol-related accidents are on the rise and have increased drastically over the past five years. More and more fatalities are due to someone driving under the influence; more than 15,000 deaths occured in one year. DUI Accidents are the leading cause of death for people between ages 6 and 33. Studies have also shown that DUI accidents account for more than 46 billion dollars each year!

Possible Consequences For Those Who Chose to Drive Under the Influence:

• Jail Time
• Ignition Interlock
• Electronic Home Monitoring
• Zero Tolerance Laws for Those Under 21
• Goes on Permanent Record
• Further Charges for Repeat Offenders

DUI accidents are a serious problem that needs to be stopped. Even if you are not driving under the influence or with someone that is driving under the influence, you can still be effected by a driver who is. No matter how good of a driver you may be, you must always watch out for the other person. Do not speed or drive aggressively. When you are at a red light and it turns green, proceed with caution; you never know when someone may run a red light and hit you. Always be cautious and be aware of everything around you. There have been many cases when a drunk driver hits someone else's vehicle and severely injures, or kills that person and there is not a scratch on the driver who caused the accident. This hardly seems fair at all. Contact our lawyers today if something similiar has happened to you.

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