Indiana Drunk Driving Injury Lawyer

The safety of our streets, highways and interstates is threatened by drunk drivers every day. Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) has estimated that 515,000 people are injured in alcohol-related crashes each year. That’s 59 people per hour or one person every minute.* Let a Kentucky or Indiana Drunk Driving Injury Lawyer help if you have been injured in a drunk driving accident.

The deadly facts about drinking and driving:

• About 3 in every 10 Americans will be involved in an alcohol-related crash at some time in their lives.

• In 2004, there were 16694 fatalities in alcohol-related crashes.

• In 2004, alcohol contributed to 39 percent of the fatal crashes nationwide.

• Every 30 minutes, someone dies in an alcohol-related crash.

• Every two minutes, someone is injured in an alcohol-related crash.

How dangerous is Drinking and Driving?
The more you drink, the more likely you are to have a fatal accident. A driver with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.10 or greater is seven times more likely to be involved in a fatal motor vehicle crash than a driver who has not consumed alcoholic beverages. A driver with an alcohol concentration of 0.15 or greater is about 25 times more likely. In most states, the BAC has been lowered to 0.08 in order to reduce the number of alcohol-related accidents.

What is the definition of DWI?
DWI, or Driving While Intoxicated, means operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs to a level that one is considered unable to safely to drive the vehicle. In some states, it’s called DUI, or Driving Under the Influence.

Has increasing the minimum drinking age helped reduce alcohol-related crashes?
All states now have a 21-year-old minimum drinking age law. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that these laws have reduced traffic fatalities involving drivers 18 to 20 years old by 13 percent and have saved an estimated 20,043 lives since 1975.

How can I help reduce the number of alcohol-related traffic accidents?
Progress has being made over the past 20 years, but in spite of all the warnings, including public awareness and education programs, stiffer penalties for violations and efforts by law enforcement agencies to protect the highways, people will still make the decision to get behind the wheel of their vehicles while intoxicated. The most important thing that you can do to help is to never drive if you have been drinking. Call a cab or give your keys to a designated driver.

Tell me more about MADD.
Mothers Against Drunk Driving is a non-profit organization whose mission is to stop drunk driving, support the victims of this violent crime and prevent underage drinking. For more information on how you can get involved, visit their website at www.madd.org.

Why should I hire a lawyer?
There are no excuses for drinking and driving. People make a choice when they drink too much alcohol and get behind the wheel. They choose convenience over safety. They choose selfishness over responsibility. They choose to break the law. Thus, if people choose to drink and drive, it’s no accident. It’s time to take a stand and let drunk drivers know we will not accept their bad judgment.

Drunk driving is wrong and against the law, and yet, every day, innocent people get hurt by the carelessness of drunk drivers. Our message and our promise is simple: We sue drunk drivers! Together, we will make them pay.

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Have you been injured by a drunk driver? Contact a Kentucky or Indiana drunk driving injury lawyer at Woods & Woods today. Our main office is located in Evansville, Indiana, but we also have an office in Owensboro, Kentucky, and we have successfully advocated for clients throughout southern Indiana and northwestern Kentucky, including Jasper, Vincennes, Madisonville and Henderson, KY. Complete a Free Online Consultation Form or call us at 812-426-7200 for an immediate and confidential evaluation of your case.

*www.madd.org, 2006