Drunk Driving Accidents

Most states have strict laws on driving under the influence (DUI) and penalties are severe in some states, such as California. Car accidents from drunk driving occur about every half hour in the US and every hour sees another death caused by a drunk driver.  Statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration conclude 13,470 Americans lost their lives directly from accidents involving alcohol in the year 2006.  Drunk driving offenses occurred 1.4 million times last year, and along with those arrested or cited, authorities estimate exponentially higher numbers of other drivers which were not caught. 

According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), alcohol-related crashes in the U.S. cost approximately 51 billion dollars every year, and the Office for Victims of Crimes estimates that 30 percent of Americans will be involved in an alcohol-related accident at some point in their lifetime. Drunk driving has affected countless numbers of lives, and drunk driving accidents are tried differently from traffic accidents where alcohol is not involved. Therefore, it is not only important to know what to do when you are involved in a car accident, but it is essential to seek legal advice to learn about your rights when your life is affected by a drunk driver.

Alcohol is usually considered an aggravating factor in car accidents. An aggravating factor is a reason why someone who has pled or been found guilty should receive a harsher sentence. It is also something that is used to increase the value of a claim above and beyond what it would have been had the aggravating factor not been a factor in the claim. When aggravating factors are involved in a claim, you are filing for punitive damages. Punitive damages are awarded to reform or deter the defendant from repeating the reprehensible behavior that caused your damages and/or injury.

William Muhr, LLP has some of the nation’s finest drunk driving accident attorneys in 27 cities. We know how to settle drunk driving accident cases to the complete satisfaction of the drunk driving accident victim. If you have been involved in a drunk driving accident, give us a call at 800-934-4529 for a free consultation with an experienced drunk driving accident attorney.

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We assign a highly qualified accident lawyer immediately to handle your case. We want you to focus on getting well and let us handle the legal aspects of your suffering.

Once you retain us to represent you, we provide you with 24-hour access to your accident lawyer and review your file with you every 60 days. We help create the means to pay your accident-related medical bills. We support you in every way until your case is concluded.