DRUNK DRIVING ACCIDENTS

Unfortunately, drunk driving causes far too many accidents where people are seriously injured or killed.  In Illinois there were 1,043 car accident fatalities in 2008.  Of those fatalities 362 or 34.7% were alcohol impaired deaths with a blood alcohol content of .08 or higher.

Drunk driving accident cases have the potential for punitive damages.  Most accident cases are entitled to compensatory damages that compensate the injured party for the harm caused by the accident.  Punitive damages are in addition to compensatory, and are meant to punish or deter the guilty party.  This means a drunk driving accident case could be worth more money than a case where merely standard compensatory damages are available.

Additionally there may be other potential responsible parties in a drunk driving accident. If it can be determined where the driver consumed the alcohol or who provided the driver with the alcohol, then those parties may be responsible. For example, if a bar or restaurant provided the alcohol to the intoxicated driver, they may be held responsible under the law. It is important to start investigating drunk driving accidents immediately to determine other responsible parties. Our law firm will start investigating the accident as soon as you contact us. As always, the initial consultation for drunk driving accidents is free, so you have nothing to lose in contacting us and everything to gain.