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Many victims of Georgia drunk driving accidents often find themselves feeling powerless, anxious, and fearful after a serious crash. Prior to the accident, victims may have felt carefree and immune to being in a traffic accident or sustaining injuries. After a crash, however, the ways they think and feel have changed.Sadly, many DUI victims feel …

According to statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), DUI accident fatalities increased from 9,865 in 2011 to 10,322 in 2013. The NHTSA reported that the majority of DUI accidents with fatalities involved drivers whose blood alcohol concentration (BAC) was 0.15 percent or higher, or almost twice the legal limit. A 2006 study …

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 Influence …

Drunk driving crashes are a major threat to drivers on Georgia roads, and sadly claim a number of lives every year. When a child’s parents die as a result of a drunk driver—whether a child was or wasn’t in the vehicle at the time of the crash—then that child becomes a Georgia DUI victim and …

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 …

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. There were more than 10,000 traffic fatalities in 2010 involving a driver with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of at least 0.08 percent, equivalent to …

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 …

Determining Recklessness in Fayette County DUI Accident Civil Suits Georgia DUI accidents are all too common on our roads. Many drunk driving and DUI accidents occur because of negligent Peachtree City motor vehicle operators who fail to uphold their duty of driving safely on the public roads they share with other cars, motorcycles, and pedestrians …

According to statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), DUI accident fatalities increased from 9,865 in 2011 to 10,322 in 2013. The NHTSA reported that the majority of DUI accidents with fatalities involved drivers whose blood alcohol concentration (BAC) was 0.15 percent or higher, or almost twice the legal limit. A 2006 study …

A recent Texas drunken driving accident illustrates how a DUI can create victims who are not even present at the crash scene. Georgia’s Driving Under the Influence Laws are complex. Clayton County DUI injury attorney Shane Smith can sort through the intermingled laws that potentially create complications in a DUI case. A 31-year-old Texas man was driving home …

Over 28 percent of fatal accidents in Georgia in 2008 were alcohol-related according to the National Highway Safety Administration. In 2009, 7,281 people died in accidents where at least one driver had a Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) of 0.08 percent or higher. This represented a decrease of over 4,000 deaths from impaired driving in just …

It may be obvious to you that the other driver responsible for your Georgia car accident was guilty of DUI, but unless you have the evidence to prove it your insurance company isn’t going to take your word on it.At the scene of the car accident police are trained to evaluate both drivers for potential intoxication.If …