Drunk Driving Accidents
Drunk driving can be deadly. It hurts families and ruins lives. According to the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration, about 32% of all auto accident fatalities in the U.S. involve drunk drivers. Drunk drivers react slower and are easily distracted. If you’ve been injured by a drunk driver, this issue is more than just a statistic – it’s a life-changing event.
The attorneys at Jackson Injury Law have extensive experience with accidents caused by drunk drivers. In fact, Chris Jackson once worked as a public defender with numerous cases involving drunk drivers, which gives him special knowledge and unique experience with drunk driving investigations.
Read below to find out more about what we can do for you and your family if you’ve been injured by a drunk driver.
Investigation
Drunk driving investigations are unique, because special types of evidence that aren’t present in other cases may exist. Police may have 911 calls, bodycam footage, field sobriety test results, breathalyzer results, and other materials to build the case against the person who injured you. Jackson Injury Law can use legal processes to get this evidence, and they can also obtain witness statements, videos, photographs, and anything else that will strengthen your claim against a drunk driver for maximum compensation.
Legal Guidance
We will educate you about your rights to recover against a drunk driver. You have special legal rights if you have been injured by a drunk driver, because drunk drivers are subject to unlimited punitive damages, which are intended to punish the driver instead of simply compensate you for your injuries. Drunk driving is a hot-button social issue a skilled attorney can use to create significant leverage during negotiations or at trial.
Negotiations
We will use whatever we find during our advanced investigations to set your case up for maximum compensation. We will apply our extensive knowledge and experience in drunk driving cases and apply it to the unique facts of your individual case, and we will use the full extent of the law to show the insurance company how risky it would be to deny you maximum compensation and allow your case to go to trial.
Litigation
If the insurance company refuses to treat you fairly without a lawsuit, we will file suit and make them regret their decision. If we file suit, we’ll use our discovery power to find out even more about the defendant’s history of drunk driving, and we’ll find out more about their behavior on the day of the accident to create further leverage at trial.