Drunk Driving Accident Archive
Protecting Your Rights After Alcohol-Related Crashes
Alcohol-related crashes can have devastating consequences, impacting victims physically, emotionally, and financially. If you or a loved one has been injured in an alcohol-related crash, it’s crucial to understand your legal rights and options for seeking justice and compensation. This blog post will address the legal avenues available to victims of alcohol-related crashes, including personal injury claims and lawsuits.
How Does Alcohol Make Us Dangerous Behind the Wheel?
No one should get behind the wheel of a vehicle while under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Driving under the influence (DUI) poses significant dangers on the road, often resulting in accidents that lead to injuries. Those who engage in DUI can be held responsible for the harm caused by impaired driving. The fact that alcohol affects cognitive functions, motor skills, and perception is central to establishing liability in alcohol-related personal injury cases. Victims of DUI-related accidents should consult a San Diego car accident attorney who can help pursue fair compensation and hold those responsible accountable.
All About St. Patrick’s Day Road Dangers
Every year on March 17, millions of Americans turn out to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in honor of the patron saint of Ireland. Along with shamrocks and the “ wearing of the green,” this is a time for parades, festivals, music and dancing, corned beef and cabbage, green beer, parties, and pub crawls. St. Paddy’s Day is a popular drinking holiday, and that makes it one of the most dangerous days to be on the road.
Can Distracted Driving Cause Blindness?
Ok, not real blindness. But it can cause something psychologists call intentional blindness, which is the failure to notice something because you weren’t expecting to see it and you were focusing on something else. It explains why you don’t notice what is right in front of you. Over the years, I have heard the same story from countless car accident defendants: they looked, but they did not see my client’s car. Many claim that my client’s vehicle “came from out of nowhere,” except it didn’t really, did it?
We Have the Technology to Stop Drunk Driving
It used to be that vehicles did not have seatbelts, anti-lock brakes, or air bags. When these technologies were new, some people questioned whether they were needed and whether they would really make us safer. Now we know these technologies save countless lives every year. Today, there is even newer and better technology, including technology to prevent drunk driving.
San Diego CHP Will be Cracking Down Over Memorial Day Weekend
Memorial Day weekend is almost here and that means a lot more drivers will be on the road over the three day weekend. Please drive safely, buckle up, and don’t drive under the influence. Remember, buzzed driving is still DUI. Also, make sure all child passengers are safely buckled up in car seats or booster seats. Last year, 31 people died in car accidents in California and 78% of those killed were not wearing a seatbelt.
Thanksgiving is a Deadly Holiday: Please Be Safe
As we prepare to join family and friends to celebrate Thanksgiving, I would like to take this opportunity to remind all that the only safe way to drive is sober. The Wednesday night before Thanksgiving has evolved into a cultural phenomenon called “Thanksgiving Eve,” that has been become associated with drinking and a big night for bars. It is sometimes promoted on social media as “Drinksgiving,” “Danksgiving,” and “Blackout Wednesday.”
San Diego Walk Like MADD Event of 2017
Drunk driving is incredibly debilitating, and it can result in horrible consequences. In just the year 2016, 11 fatal DUI crashes took place in San Diego, with a total of 16 deaths. Despite how commonly it occurs, drunk driving is 100% preventable and our law firm is passionate about helping organizations such as MADD to impact the problem of impaired drivers.
Driving While Addicted
Driving while addicted to drugs is unlawful in California under California Vehicle Code 23152(c), regardless of impairment. There is an exception for those participating in an approved drug treatment program.
Medical Marijuana
A medical marijuana prescription does not shield California drivers from arrest for driving under the influence. For purposes of determining whether a driver is impaired, medical marijuana is treated the same as alcohol. According to Commander Chris Tennant of the Pullman, Washington Police Department who is quoted in a February 17, 2015 USA Today article as saying, “If we suspect that they are intoxicated (with marijuana) and driving, then we handle it like we would alcohol where we put you through field sobriety tests.”
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