Responsible Drivers Are at Risk of Irresponsible Drunk Drivers According to DUI Accident Attorney Shane Smith According to Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) drivers are at a high risk of facing Georgia DUI auto accidents. These Gwinnett County DUI accidents are often due to negligent and reckless operators driving at high speeds which cause countless …
Unnecessary Consequences of Drunk Driving
It is difficult to imagine that a person of legal driving age in the United States would not be aware of the dangers of drunk driving. Education on drunk driving begins at a young age through organizations such as Mothers Against Drunk Driving, and Americans are very conscious of both the legal consequences and potential …
How Buzzed Drivers Can Be Liable in Georgia
According to statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2,597 people were killed in United States traffic accidents in December 2010. Of those, 775 deaths involved alcohol-impaired drivers. Georgia’s Driving Under the Influence Laws are complex. Georgia DUI injury lawyer Shane Smith can sort through the intermingled laws that potentially create complications in a DUI …
Georgia Drunk Driving Terms
If you or a loved one has been injured in an Atlanta drunk-driving car crash, your world has changed. In the past, you may have given little thought to the legal terms associated with drunk driving, but now these words are part of your life. At first, they can be confusing. Atlanta drunk driving accident lawyer Shane …
Finding Justice After a Drunk Driving Accident
Drinking and driving is one of the most irresponsible and dangerous things any person can do. Drunk driving is a reprehensible behavior that puts the driver and everyone around him or her in immediate mortal danger.According to Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), one person will die in a drunk driving accident every 50 minutes, totaling …
Drunk Man Found Asleep Behind the Wheel
According to statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 2,597 people were killed in United States traffic accidents in December 2010. Of those, 775 deaths involved alcohol-impaired drivers. A 2006 study by the NHTSA estimated that there is one drunk driving fatality in the United States every 30 minutes. Georgia’s Driving Under the …
Tips to Reduce Teen Drunk Driving
Many parents are unaware that their teenage sons and daughters participate in drinking, or that their teenagers attempt to drink and drive, until it is too late. Unfortunately, more teens consume alcoholic drinks than parents realize. In Georgia and throughout this nation, teenage alcohol consumption is a leading contributor to teen deaths in drunk driving …
How a Lawyer Can Help in a Drunk Driving Case
After someone is injured or even killed in a catastrophic Georgia drunk driving crash there are often two separate trials that take place: criminal and civil.The purpose of the criminal case is to determine if the driver is guilty of a crime such as causing serious injury or death through drunken driving. The purpose of …
How to Receive Financial Benefits After Being Hit by a Drunk Driver
Despite the repeated times Georgia drivers and motorists have heard the saying “don’t drink and drive,” there is always someone who disregards this advice and intentionally gets behind the wheel of his or her car when drunk. Sadly, drunk drivers are a serious hazard to innocent drivers, pedestrians and cyclists on the streets of Georgia. …
Complications in Underage Drunk Driving Accidents
Under the Georgia drunk driving laws a minor driver between 15 and 21 with a Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) of .02 or higher is considered legally drunk. This means the minor could face criminal charges, as well as being the driver at fault for your car accident.When you file a claim against a minor, it becomes a much …
How to Deal With Feelings of Resentment After a Drunk Driving Accident
When you or a family member has been injured or even killed in a drunk driving accident, it can change your life forever. Maybe the wreck caused you to have costly and painful surgery. Maybe you lost a loved one. Maybe you can no longer work in your chosen career.Whatever the result, those who suffer …
Holding Drunk Drivers Financially Responsible
Countless Georgia DUI Victims Have Their Lives Altered Within Seconds From Careless Drunk Drivers Every single year in Gwinnett County and elsewhere in Georgia, careless drunk drivers turn innocent Snellville citizens into DUI Victims. Coming home from work, the cinema or from a loved one’s house, becoming a DUI victim can occur anywhere. When you were …
