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. Clayton County DUI injury lawyer Shane Smith can sort through the intermingled laws that potentially create complications in a DUI …
Georgia Drivers Can Be Arrested for DUI Without Exceeding Limit
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 …
Passenger Grabs Steering Wheel, Charged With DUI
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 …
Police Officer Arrested for DUI
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 …
Extremities of Damages Caused by a Drunk Driver
Car crashes caused by drunk drivers leave trauma and tragedy behind, and facial trauma inflicted by a car accident is one of the more severe and costly injuries that can be sustained. If you or someone you care for has been subjected to a serious accident that resulted in facial trauma, scarring, or permanent disfiguration, …
Reckless Driving in a DUI Case
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 …
Drunk Driver Causes Fatal Accident With Sports Car
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 …
Unexpected Victims of DUI Accidents
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 …
Georgia DUI Information
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 …
How Prescription Drugs Cause Impaired Driving
Driving under the influence (DUI) refers to the criminal act of operating an automobile while impaired by alcohol or drugs. While most impaired accidents are attributable to alcohol, impairment from drugs accounts for approximately 18 percent of automobile fatalities. DUI fatalities have declined over the last ten years but deaths caused by people impaired by prescription …
Treating Internal Bleeding From a Car Accident
Car accidents caused by drunk driving are often the culprit for serious injury and even the death of the victims of those collisions. One of the more serious but often undetected injuries that can result from drunk driving accidents is internal bleeding. This type of injury, like concussions, is difficult to spot because there are very few …
The Impact of a Criminal Conviction for DUI
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 …
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