Drunk Driving Accidents - An Overview
Alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes kill someone every 32 minutes, and injure someone every two minutes. Last year alone, almost one million people were injured in alcohol-related traffic crashes.
If you or a loved one has been injured in a drunk-driving accident, you may be entitled to compensation for your injuries from the drunk driver, his insurer, and perhaps the Bar who over-served him.
This remedy is not limited to drivers and passengers of other vehicles, but extends to injured pedestrians, and even close family members of those injured under certain circumstances.
Remember also that if you were injured as a passenger inside the vehicle that was driven by a drunk driver who was at fault for the accident, you can still bring a lawsuit for those injuries against that driver. This is because a driver owes a legal duty of reasonable care not only to other drivers and pedestrians, but also to passengers in his or her own vehicle.
If you have been injured as a result of a drunk driving accident, you may be entitled to receive compensation for your injuries from the drunk driver and/or their insurer. This remedy is not limited to drivers and passengers of other vehicles, but extends to injured pedestrians, and even close family members of those injured under certain circumstances. Remember also that even if you were injured as a passenger in a vehicle that was driven by a drunk driver who was at fault for the accident, you can still bring a lawsuit for those injuries against that driver. This is because a driver owes a legal duty of reasonable care not only to other drivers and pedestrians, but also to passengers in his or her own vehicle.
|
|
Year |
Texas Fatalities |
|
Tot |
Alc-Rel |
% |
0.08+ |
% |
|
1982 |
4,213 |
2,801 |
66 |
2,570 |
61 |
|
1983 |
3,823 |
2,503 |
65 |
2,311 |
60 |
|
1984 |
3,912 |
2,457 |
63 |
2,232 |
57 |
|
1985 |
3,678 |
2,271 |
62 |
2,021 |
55 |
|
1986 |
3,567 |
2,206 |
62 |
1,932 |
54 |
|
1987 |
3,260 |
1,951 |
60 |
1,688 |
52 |
|
1988 |
3,392 |
2,011 |
59 |
1,775 |
52 |
|
1989 |
3,370 |
1,927 |
57 |
1,729 |
51 |
|
1990 |
3,250 |
1,989 |
61 |
1,769 |
54 |
|
1991 |
3,078 |
1,814 |
59 |
1,604 |
52 |
|
1992 |
3,059 |
1,818 |
59 |
1,624 |
53 |
|
1993 |
3,043 |
1,748 |
57 |
1,567 |
52 |
|
1994 |
3,187 |
1,725 |
54 |
1,546 |
49 |
|
1995 |
3,183 |
1,739 |
55 |
1,534 |
48 |
|
1996 |
3,742 |
1,967 |
53 |
1,745 |
47 |
|
1997 |
3,513 |
1,710 |
49 |
1,521 |
43 |
|
1998 |
3,586 |
1,745 |
49 |
1,550 |
43 |
|
1999 |
3,522 |
1,700 |
48 |
1,479 |
42 |
|
2000 |
3,779 |
1,841 |
49 |
1,642 |
43 |
|
2001 |
3,736 |
1,807 |
48 |
1,587 |
42 |
|
2002 |
3,823 |
1,810 |
47 |
1,610 |
42 |
|
2003 |
3,675 |
1,709 |
47 |
1,500 |
41 |
|
2004 |
3,583 |
1,642 |
46 |
1,417 |
40 |
|
2005 |
3,504 |
1,569 |
45 |
1,371 |
39 |
|
2006 |
3,466 |
1544 |
45 |
1,354 |
39 |
|
