Category Archives: Drunk Driver Accident
Summer Drunk Driving Crashes
Motor vehicle collisions have various causes throughout the year in Louisiana, and crashes caused by drunk driving can occur regardless of the season. However, data suggests that intoxicated driving crashes tend to spike during the summer months, increasing the risk of injury in a wreck caused by a drunk driver. Holidays tend to be… Read More »
What You Should Do After a Drunk Driving Collision
Motor vehicle collisions — and serious and deadly injuries — resulting from impaired driving are extremely common in Louisiana, including in the Shreveport area. According to the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission, more than 40 percent of collisions that occur in the state are caused in full or in part by alcohol consumption. In other… Read More »
Types of Damages in Drunk Driving Cases
Nobody should ever have to go through the devastation of being injured in a drunk driving crash or losing a loved one in a collision caused by an intoxicated motorist. Yet drunk driving happens more often than you might think, as does drugged driving, and serious wrecks often occur. Indeed, according to the Centers… Read More »
Drunk Driving Crashes And Comparative Fault
Were you recently injured in a drunk driving crash caused by an impaired driver? You should be making plans to speak with a Shreveport drunk driving injury lawyer to find out more about your options for seeking compensation, including the possibility of filing a lawsuit against the intoxicated motorist who caused the wreck. In… Read More »
How To Prove Liability In A DWI Wreck
If you, or someone you love, sustained injuries in a crash caused by an intoxicated driver, it is important to start working with a lawyer who can help you to file a claim and to hold the drunk driver accountable for the harm they have caused. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control… Read More »
Keeping Louisiana Safe: A Look At Alcohol-Impaired Driving
Did you know that almost one in three traffic deaths in the United States involves a driver with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.08% or higher? More than 10,000 Americans die each year due to alcohol-impaired traffic incidents. Recent research coming from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) suggests that 25% of… Read More »
Filing A Civil Claim Against A Louisiana Drunk Driver
Most of the time, if someone is injured in a car wreck with a drunk driver, they expect the driver to face criminal penalties. While that will happen in most Louisiana DWI cases, what many injured victims do not know is that they can usually file a civil suit against the drunk driver as… Read More »
Can I Sue A Drunk Driver In Civil Court?
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that approximately 3000 people died in drunk driving accidents in Louisiana between 2003-2012, and the death rates for all ages are consistently above the national average. While it is a crime to drive intoxicated in Louisiana, and many drivers do face criminal charges, what many do not… Read More »
