Louisville Drunk Driver Accident Attorney Serving Jefferson County and Surrounding Counties in Kentucky
Drunk Driving Accidents
Drunk driving accidents occur when drivers are reckless in operation of their vehicles and as a result of that recklessness, cause injury to another person. The law in Kentucky and Indiana requires that the reckless driver pay for the harm caused to the injured person. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2012, 10,322 people were killed in alcohol-impaired driving crashes, accounting for nearly one-third of all traffic-related deaths in the United States. Drivers are considered to be alcohol-impaired when their blood alcohol concentrated level is .08 grams per deciliter or higher. Statistics have shown that from midnight to 3 a.m., two-thirds of fatal crashes involved an alcohol-impaired driver which is approximately double the overall average. Overall, in 2009, an average of one alcohol-impaired-driving fatality occurred every 48 minutes in the United States (U.S. Department of Transportation Traffic Safety Facts).
Drunk Driving Accidents Case Summaries
Pedestrian Accidents
In 2012, 4,743 pedestrians were killed as a result of traffic crashes in the United States, and another 76,000 pedestrians were injured. Driver’s inattention and negligence are often to blame for these accidents that result in pedestrian injury or death. In fact, one pedestrian is injured by a motor vehicle every eight minutes in the United States, and one pedestrian dies as a result from injuries from an accident with a motor vehicle every 111 minutes. That equates to more than one for every hour-and-a-half. Some of the most common examples of driver negligence include failing to yield the right of way to a pedestrian at a crosswalk, running a stoplight or stop sign or disregarding a traffic control device, not paying attention or focused on something else like eating, the radio, another passenger or speeding. Most people that are struck by a moving vehicle are injured by the force of that impact and many others are injured from striking the ground after being hit (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration). The law in Kentucky and Indiana requires that when a car, truck or motorcycle driver strikes a pedestrian, they are required to pay for the harm caused to the injured person.
