DUI accidents can result in severe injuries. In many cases, the drunk driver is not seriously injured. However, innocent victims sustain back injuries, broken bones, brain injuries, neck injuries, and other catastrophic injuries. The cost of medical care for injuries caused by DUI accidents can be costly. Who is responsible for paying the medical bills?… Read more »
Even with all the education about the dangers of drunk driving, thousands of people continue to sustain injuries or die because of drunk drivers each year in the United States. Impaired driving in Pennsylvania can be costly for the driver and the accident victims. A drunk driver can face criminal charges and civil liability. Other… Read more »
We are in the middle of the winter holiday season, which typically results in an increase in the number of intoxicated drivers on the road. Your chances of being involved in a DUI accident increase beginning the day before Thanksgiving (Blackout Wednesday) and continuing through New Year’s Day. If a drunk driver hits you this… Read more »
Pennsylvania has tough drunk driving laws. If you are convicted of DUI in Pennsylvania, you can face severe penalties. Additionally, the long-term consequences of a DUI conviction can follow you for many years. However, if you cause an accident while driving drunk, you face additional penalties and charges. The best step you can take after… Read more »
Are you wondering if it is worth hiring a DUI defense attorney to help you with a drunk driving charge? Many people assume they can successfully handle a DUI charge themselves, especially if it is their first DUI offense. Why do they need to bother paying an attorney for something they can do themselves? If… Read more »
If you are injured in a DUI accident, the fault for the crash seems obvious — the drunk driver is at fault. Driving under the influence of alcohol is a crime. Drunk drivers in Erie face severe penalties and punishments for a DUI conviction. In most cases, proving liability in a drunk driving accident case… Read more »
Twenty-eight percent of the people who died in traffic crashes during 2016 were killed in alcohol-impaired accidents. During 2016, 10,497 people were killed in drunk driving accidents. That averages to about one alcohol-related driving fatality every 50 minutes. When you think about a DUI accident, you assume that one of the drivers involved in the… Read more »
Currently, the legal limit for DUI in Pennsylvania is .08 BAC. However, a recent report recommends that the legal limit for BAC be lowered from .08 to .05. According to National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, lowering the BAC would help prevent drunk driving accidents. The committee states that a person’s ability to operate… Read more »
The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) annual report on pedestrian safety projects an unprecedented 11 percent increase in pedestrian fatalities for 2016. Awareness and efforts to prevent DUI accidents involving pedestrians and bicyclists are in the works throughout the United States to reduce the number of alcohol-impaired bicyclists and pedestrians injured in accidents.
We can all agree that the 4th of July holiday is a time when some of the best parties are thrown in the largest cities in America. Huge parties to celebrate our Independence Day are held throughout our country from Philadelphia, New York, and Los Angeles to Washington, Atlanta, and Charlotte. However, it is not… Read more »