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Lawyers for Accident Victims of Drunk Drivers
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The legal limit for adult blood alcohol is 0.08% in Washington state. Many studies have been done on drunk driving accidents and, in general, it appears that:

• Drunk drivers are more likely to be male than female;
• They're more likely to be young than older;
• Of the motorcycle riders killed in traffic accidents, about a third of them have blood alcohol greater than 0.08%;
• Of the children killed each year in traffic accidents, about a quarter of them die from alcohol-related accidents;
• About a fifth of road accident deaths involve drugs such as cocaine or marijuana as well as alcohol;
• Most drivers convicted of drunk driving are habitually heavy drinkers or outright alcoholics (alcohol-dependent).

According to the website of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), nearly 17,000 people are killed each year in alcohol-related road accidents, and about a half-million more are injured.

Accident injuries

Whether and how badly you might be injured in a traffic accident depends on many factors:

• Force of the impact
• Direction and location of the impact on your vehicle
• Type of vehicles involved
• Position of your headrest
• Direction you were facing relative to the impact
• Whether you saw the crash coming or not
• Whether you were thrown from your seat at all and hit against the interior of the car

The severity of injury can also be affected by many factors, such as:

• How quickly medical help arrives,
• Whether anybody tries to move you and inadvertently worsens your condition
• Your basic health
• Your age

The most dangerous injuries are those to the head and spinal cord, because injury to the central nervous system can impair such important abilities as sight, speech, memory, movement and sensation.

Burn injuries are among the most dangerous also, as they're slow to heal, tend leave large scars, and can impair movement and sensation.

At Fuller & Fuller, we understand how distressing things can be if you're injured in a drunk driving accident. If you're too injured to come to us, we can go to you. We'll investigate your situation, gather the facts, and fight for your fair compensation. If you've been injured in an accident with a drunk driver in Tacoma, Olympia or Port Orchard, Washington, or any of the surrounding communities, contact our auto accident attorneys today for your free initial consultation.

 

 

 

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Disclaimer: The Personal Injury Attorneys of Fuller & Fuller represent the injured and their loved ones on topics such as Personal injury Birth Injury, Car Accidents and Truck Accidents. The information contained on our website is not a substitute for legal advice and should not be used as such. If you need legal advice, please contact Fuller & Fuller today. No attorney/client relationship is formed until you and a member of our law firm sign an agreement setting forth the terms of our representation. * Cost Only
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