DWI and DUI Blogs - Page 4
From 2001 to 2010 Dallas had the fifth highest rate of drunk driving deaths among the country’s 25 largest cities and the fourth highest rate of traffic fatalities overall, according to a statistics review conducted by IDV Solutions. Drunk driving is never excusable and is completely avoidable. Alcohol impairment leads to slowed reaction times, poor decision making, lack of coordination, and a lack of concentration. All of these components can make for a deadly or disastrous outcome.
Drunk drivers are not only a threat to themselves and other motorists, but pedestrians, cyclists and sometimes even people sitting in their own homes. There have been multiple accounts where a drunk driver lost control of their vehicle and plowed into a residence or even a public establishment injuring or killing innocent people,
16-Year Old Going to Court for Killing 4 and Injuring 2 from Drunk Driving
A 16-year-old has been charged with charged with four counts of intoxication manslaughter and two counts of intoxication assault for a deadly wreck that killed four people in Burleson in June. Ethan Couch, age 16, appeared in court on Wednesday …
Drunk Driver Goes Into Oncoming Traffic, Jackknives Trailer
An accident involving a car and a big rig on Highway 75 in Collin County shut down the highway for a number of hours. Wreckage was strewn across several lanes of traffic and caused snarls for traffic travelling in …
DUI Suspect Has Shootout With Cops
A 21-year-old man has been arrested Monday by Dallas Police for allegedly having opened fire on police officers on the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge then attempting to evade police on foot near the Trinity River.
According to Dallas police Sr. …
DUI Driver Kills Entire Family
Two adults and one child have been left dead after an overnight crash in Arlington.
Police say the three victims were traveling east on I-30 when a pickup truck slammed into the back of their small sedan. Their car was …
Girl in Critical Condition after DUI Accident
A girl has been left in critical condition at Dallas Children’s Medical Center, while five other children have been hospitalized following an accident in the early morning hours that involved an SUV and a suspected drunk driver.
Dallas Police say …
Bus Driver Indicted for Accident
A Texas Department of Public Safety investigation rendered a decision that has bus driver Loyd Rieve as being responsible for the April bus crash in Irving that ended in the death of three women who were on a charter that …
Officer Drinks off the Clock and Gets Caught
According to station WFAA, a local Fort Worth police officer was arrested Wednesday night after an accident on the suspicion of driving while intoxicated when he was off duty.
At around 2 p.m. on Wednesday, while driving his personal vehicle …
DUI Driver Crashes into Living Room
Two recent incidents of drinking and driving that happened in less than a week have a Carrollton neighborhood more than a little concerned.
The accidents, one occurring late Tuesday evening and a second on Saturday, both were the result of …
Distracted Driving Injures Seven
A total of seven motorists were injured in a collision on the Bush Turnpike on Saturday involving a car and a pickup truck.
The accident happened at around 7:30 p.m. near the Preston Road Exit near the border of Dallas …
DUI Leads to Tragedy
Four victims were killed in a crash over the weekend have been released. The four victims, whose names were recently released, were trying to assist a stranded motorist in Burleson.
Police said that a red pickup truck crashed into a …
Drug-Induced Passenger Causes Three-Car Accident
Earlier this week, a three-car automobile accident left four people injured and one man dead after one teenage passenger tried to take …
If you lose a loved one or become seriously injured due to the negligence of a drunk driver, you need a legal team to help you hold the responsible party accountable. The results of an alcohol related accident can be devastating, cause physical pain, as well as substantial financial loss. Finding the right attorney to help you gain rightful compensation can be essential in helping you get your life back.
