Drunk Driver

Imagine you are driving by yourself or with family. You are being a safe and prudent driver, ensuring you are staying in your lane, not swerving, not speeding. When out of nowhere you are crashed into by another car. Ends up, the person who hit you had been drinking, drinking beyond legally allowed if driving. 

Generally, when people think about drunk driving cases, the first thing that comes to their minds is a criminal case for a DWI. However, the consequences for drunk driving can bring more than criminal consequences. A person who drives while intoxicated and seriously injures or kills others, can also open themselves up to civil lawsuits. Drunk driving does not only impact the person driving. Any driver or passenger seriously injured or killed as the result of a drunk driver can pursue civil action against an intoxicated driver. Sometimes damages can be sought after from individuals or companies that served alcohol to a drunk driver. 

After being involved in a crash with a drunk driver, you are in serious physical and emotional pain. You are in this situation because of the irresponsible actions of another through no fault of your own. You did nothing wrong, yet you are left with the serious consequences and no answers. Even if the person gets taken to jail for driving while intoxicated, you still are suffering with serious injuries. 

After the crash happens, a quick and immediate investigation of the accident is crucial to determine the level of intoxication of the other driver and to preserve any evidence that is needed for a lawsuit. Without this quick action, evidence could be lost that is beneficial to getting you the right settlement. We can help set you up with medical providers who are experienced with drunk driving victims. We can help you with your insurance company and the insurance company of the person who hit you.

No legal action will ever put you in the same condition you were in before the accident. However, taking civil action may help cover any medical expenses, pain and suffering, and lost wages. Contact The Kiechler Law Firm immediately if you are in a crash involving a drunk driver. The insurance companies are not going to work well with individuals, but they will take you seriously if you have us on your side. Contact The Kiechler Law Firm so we can provide you the honest, trustworthy, high-quality service you should expect from a law firm.