01Jun
Victims of a Drunk Driver
In the United States the leading cause of auto accidents is driver intoxication. According to figures released by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), 17,013 people were killed in 2003 due to alcohol related crashes in the United States – an average of one every 30 minutes. This figure represents forty percent (40%) of the 42,643 total traffic deaths. MADD also reported that the highest incidence of drunk driving related fatalities occurred during the holiday season from Thanksgiving to New Years Day. Click here to request a Victim Information Pamphlet from MADD (http://www.madd.org/victims/0,1056,1646,00.html) Victims injured by negligent drunk drivers face medical bills, loss of wages, physical pain, emotional distress…