Under dram shop laws, bars, restaurants, nightclubs, liquor stores, and other establishments that sell alcohol have a duty to prevent Georgia drunk driving accidents. The establishment can be held responsible for a DUI car crash if alcohol was served to a patron who was visibly intoxicated or to a minor, if that patron causes the accident after leaving the drinking establishment.
In Georgia, dram shop laws also allow victims of drunk-driving accidents to pursue a legal claim against the business or establishment which sold the alcohol to the drunk driver. This can be especially helpful if the driver who causes a Georgia DUI car crash is uninsured or underinsured, or if the victim has very high medical bills.
It is important to note that not all Georgia DUI victims have a dram shop claim. It is not enough for the drunk driver to have had a blood alcohol content (BAC) of 0.08 or higher when he or she left the establishment; he also must have been visibly impaired at the time the alcohol was served.
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