In the early months of every year, the number of wrongful death claims and personal injury lawsuits rise following an increase in fatal DUI car accidents over the holidays, and this year promises to be no different.? Alcohol use by drivers is one factor making New Year?s Day the day of the year when you are most likely to be killed as a pedestrian in a motor vehicle accident; of the major holidays, it offers the 5th highest number of accidental deaths from all kinds of auto accidents, according to statistics gathered by the journal Injury Prevention during a study that aimed to find out why certain days of the year are more deadly than others.
New Year?s Day fell on a Tuesday this year, extending the ?celebration? over the previous weekend, and here on the roads of Florida, wrongful deaths from DUI accidents started to accumulate at an unusual rate over several days preceding the holiday.? On Sunday, in a particularly egregious case of DUI hit-and-run that is likely to result in a wrongful death lawsuit, a Titusville pedestrian was killed by a drunk driver who is reported to have run away on foot after his car crashed across several lanes of traffic and struck a man walking on the sidewalk.? The intoxicated driver was later found hiding in the woods and arrested.
Some were fortunate this year to escape from serious injury in other DUI motor vehicle accidents.? On New Year?s Day, a man was severely injured on an Ocala farm after being ejected as a passenger from a truck.? According to reports, the drunk driver allegedly tried to take a turn at a high rate of speed, causing the vehicle to roll; after the accident, he also hid from authorities until discovered at a local hospital.
In Tampa, wrongful death claims are commonly pursued against those who drive drunk and cause fatal accidents.? Although the number of fatal Florida car accidents has been decreasing, the Florida DMV reports that in the year 2009, more than 1,000 people lost their lives in Florida DUI accidents.? The problem of DUI fatalities has not been, and may never be, fully eradicated in Florida.
A Tampa wrongful death case normally requires the plaintiff to prove that the defendant caused an accident through negligence ? the failure to exercise reasonable care for the safety of other people.? However, in a Tampa wrongful death case, where drunk driving results in a fatal car crash, trucking accident, motorcycle accident, pedestrian accident, or other deadly accident, the violation of Florida DUI laws often provides a strong foundation for a wrongful death claim in Florida courts.? Driving under the influence of alcohol or other substances not only flouts a known safety law, but it is known beforehand to impair judgment in all areas, and DUI driving stands as strong proof of negligence causing death or injury.
If someone you love has been injured or killed by a drunk driver, you should seek legal advice quickly, while evidence and witness? memories are fresh.?? A Tampa wrongful death caused by a DUI driver can entitle those left behind to seek money compensation for medical expenses, funeral bills, lost future wages, lost companionship, and other damages.? While money won?t return a lost loved one to your life, it can help ease some of the financial difficulties that come with death.
The Brooks Law Group offers dependable, experienced wrongful death and personal injury attorneys providing compassionate legal advice and aggressive representation to those who need help with DUI accident cases in Tampa, St. Petersburg, and other areas of South Florida.
Call us today at 1-888-WE-MEAN-IT (888-936-3264), to schedule a free consultation and learn your legal rights in all Tampa and South Florida personal injury and wrongful death cases.
Source: http://www.brookslawgroup.com/blog/wrongful-death/fatal-dui-auto-accidents-ring-in-the-new-year/
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