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 …
Drunk Drivers Sue DUI Victims
A disturbing trend has become more common in DUI accident cases where drunk driving offenders have sued their victims or the victims’ families. 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 …
Drunk Driving Accident Cause Injuries
Tens of thousands of Americans are tragically and unnecessarily killed in drunk driving crashes, and countless more suffer injuries from such accidents every single year. Many Americans do not recognize when their driving is impaired, and overestimate the amount of alcohol is takes to push them beyond the legal limit. Even if a driver is technically …
How Drunk Driving Increases Child Endangerment
Gwinnett County DUI Accident Attorney Shane Smith Highlights How Innocent Children are Endangered with Georgia Drunk Drivers In 2008, 250 innocent children were fatally injured because of auto accidents in Georgia and elsewhere in the country due to drivers under the influence of alcohol. Nearly 100 of these deaths were attributed to intoxicated drivers that …
Punitive Damages in a Wrongful Death Claim After DUI
After the loss of a loved one in a car accident caused by a drunk driver, your lawyer will recommend that you consider filing a wrongful death claim and suing for a car accident lawsuit settlement amount sufficient to defray the full and incurred cost of medical expenses, funeral costs, lost wages for bereavement, loss of potential earnings, and …
Steps in DUI Cases
Shane Smith Attorney from Shane Smith Law Covers Criminal DUI Proceedings Unfortunately, virtually every single day people throughout Georgia are arrested based on evidence that accuses them of driving intoxicated. While a personal injury claim to recover for damages sustained from a Gwinnett County DUI auto accident is taken care of by your Georgia PI …
Georgia’s Anti-Drunk Driving Efforts
Gwinnett County DUI Attorney Shane Smith Gives an Update on Georgia’s Organizations that Comfort & Combat Drunk Driving Unfortunately, far too many innocent Georgia residents are injured and killed due to negligent and reckless drunk drivers. When someone decides to drink and drive, they never take into account the effects alcohol has on their ability …
Factors in a Truck Accident That May Warrant a Claim
According to the 2008 CASI Report provided by the Department of Transportation, more than half of the fatalities relating to truck accidents occurred in head-on collisions. No matter what the reason behind the cause of the accident that you have been the victim of, you may be entitled to compensation for the injuries you have sustained. You should …
Drowsy Driving May Be to Blame for Fatal Accident
Drowsy driving may have caused the fatal I-85 accident that claimed the life of a man from Newnan. The Coweta County accident occurred at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday, April 21. Fifty-one-year-old Donald Clyatt Moore was driving his van south on I-85 when his van had a flat tire. Moore pulled onto the middle median and was standing between …
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