Category: Drunk Driving Accidents

Getting behind the wheel of your vehicle seems like second nature, no doubt. Driving from one place to another is something you do regularly, so there is nothing to worry about, right? We have all experienced some form of highway hypnosis, but we probably didn’t know what to call it. If you have ever snapped…

When most people think of drunk driving accidents, they think of liability falling squarely on the impaired driver. However, there are times when other parties can be held responsible for a drunk driver’s actions. This can include servers, store owners, and any other person who supplies alcohol to the individual in question. Here, we want…

Accidents involving drunk drivers often result in severe injuries and extensive property damage. It is crucial for any person who operates a vehicle while impaired to be held accountable for their actions, both in criminal court and in civil court lawsuits. However, there may be other individuals who can be held accountable for the actions…

When most people think of the biggest drinking night of the year, New Year’s Eve, the 4th of July or even St. Patrick’s Day may come to mind. Although there is no hard evidence to support the widely-held belief, bartenders all over America agree that “Black(out) Wednesday” is actually their biggest alcohol sales night. Never…

An accident that took place at about 8:42 p.m on May 12 left one person dead and two people injured. Police said that a 32-year-old women had been taken into custody after causing the crash near Yorba Street and East Chapman Avenue in Orange. At the time that she was taken into custody, she was…

Every year, many people are injured or killed when they are hit by drunk drivers. A proposed law in California, SB 1046, would mandate that all people who are convicted of driving under the influence install ignition interlock devices in their vehicles. The bill is being sponsored by Mothers Against Drunk Driving along with the…

As California residents know, drunk driving causes many accidents each year. There are alternatives to driving drunk such as taking a taxi or using a car share service such as Uber that might get more drunk drivers off the road and home safely. A study conducted by Temple University points out car sharing advantages to…

On Aug. 2, it was reported that four men were injured in a single-vehicle accident in California. According to the San Diego police, the accident took place near the Summit Avenue and Summit Crest Drive intersection in Santee Lakes at around 7:30 p.m. A Ford Explorer was driving in a restricted area when it suddenly…

On July 10, a California man was sentenced to 18 years in prison for a deadly drunk driving crash early last year. The 26-year-old was convicted of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and DUI in June. According to authorities, the defendant’s blood alcohol content was between .10 and .18 percent when he lost control of…

Every day, a person in California or another state dies every 51 minutes because of an alcohol-impaired driver. This means that about 30 people die every day in this country in perfectly preventable accidents. In 2013, about one-third of traffic-related deaths were due to impaired driving with many of these deaths being of children age…