Drunk or Impaired Driving Victims
Even the best, most experienced drivers cannot outmaneuver the physiological impairments while intoxicated behind the wheel. Whatever the substance of choice, the effects of alcohol and drugs on driving are all extremely dangerous, reducing the ability to judge time and distance, slowing reflexes, increasing aggression and recklessness. Impaired drivers can drift in and out of lanes or off the road, drive too fast or too slow, cross into head-on traffic, and more.
It’s Intentional and It’s Negligent
Getting into a car while impaired, putting it in gear, and entering a roadway is an intentional, negligent act that not only puts his or her own life at risk, but the lives of other drivers, riders, and pedestrians.
There’s no “off-switch” for impairment when it’s time to go home. Most people understand this and make arrangements to get where they need to be safe. Some stay-put for the night, while others recruit a designated driver. Additionally, today’s neighborhoods are saturated with ride-sharing service options like Uber and Lyft, for example, so there is no excuse for choosing to drive under the influence.
Victims of drunk or impaired drivers and their families will always carry the knowledge that their lives have been forever changed for something that might never have happened, but for the careless, negligent actions of a single impaired driver.
By the Numbers
- In 2018, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported 10,511 deaths from drunk driving crashes (Read more at NHTSA.gov)
- After a national survey of alcohol and drug use by drivers, NHTSA reported that 20 percent of weekend drivers tested positive for drugs.
- A 2018 study by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration found that 21 million people aged 16 and over drove after drinking alcohol, and 12.6 million drove after using illicit drugs including marijuana, cocaine/crack cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants or methamphetamine.
- Every day, people drive drunk more than 300,000 times but only about 3200 are arrested. (MADD.org)
- Every day, about 800 people are injured in a drunk driving crash. (MADD.org)
- In the U.S., someone is injured in a drunk driving accident once every two minutes, and one person in dies every 48 minutes. (MADD.org)
An Attorney You Can Trust
We strongly believe that individuals who drive under the influence and the establishments who serve them should be held accountable. If you or a loved one have been injured because of the negligence of an impaired driver, call C. Ron Smith Attorney at Law at (770) 731-1447. We will fight to get you the compensation you deserve.
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Victims of Drunk or Impaired Drivers
Even the best, most experienced drivers cannot outmaneuver the physiological impairments while intoxicated behind the wheel. Whatever the substance of choice, the effects of alcohol and drugs on driving are all extremely dangerous, reducing the ability to judge time and distance, slowing reflexes, increasing aggression and recklessness. Impaired drivers can drift in and out of lanes or off the road, drive too fast or too slow, cross into head-on traffic, and more.
It’s Intentional and It’s Negligent
Getting into a car while impaired, putting it in gear, and entering a roadway is an intentional, negligent act that not only puts his or her own life at risk, but the lives of other drivers, riders, and pedestrians.
There’s no “off-switch” for impairment when it’s time to go home. Most people understand this and make arrangements to get where they need to be safe. Some stay-put for the night, while others recruit a designated driver. Additionally, today’s neighborhoods are saturated with ride-sharing service options like Uber and Lyft, for example, so there is no excuse for choosing to drive under the influence.
Victims of drunk or impaired drivers and their families will always carry the knowledge that their lives have been forever changed by for the careless, negligent actions of a single impaired driver.
By the Numbers
- In 2018, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported 10,511 deaths from drunk driving crashes (Read more at NHTSA.gov)
- After a national survey of alcohol and drug use by drivers, NHTSA reported that 20 percent of weekend drivers tested positive for drugs.
- A 2018 study by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration found that 21 million people aged 16 and over drove after drinking alcohol, and 12.6 million drove after using illicit drugs including marijuana, cocaine/crack cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants or methamphetamine.
- Every day, people drive drunk more than 300,000 times but only about 3200 are arrested. (MADD.org)
- Every day, about 800 people are injured in a drunk driving crash. (MADD.org)
- In the U.S., someone is injured in a drunk driving accident once every two minutes, and one person in dies every 48 minutes. (MADD.org)
An Attorney You Can Trust
We strongly believe that individuals who drive under the influence and the establishments who serve them should be held accountable. If you or a loved one have been injured because of the negligence of an impaired driver, call C. Ron Smith Attorney at Law at (770) 731-1447. We will fight to get you the compensation you deserve.