Drinking and driving is the number one cause of vehicle fatalities in this country.
Even with increased laws on the books intended to curb drunk driving - upwards of 43% of car and truck deaths occur because of a drunk driver.
Consider the following scenarios which - although arguably quite gruesome - when shared with friends and family they may prove to be the best deterrent against intoxicated driving.
The sad truth about drunk driving and children is that two-thirds of children who are killed in auto accidents are in a vehicle in which the driver has been drinking. Another truism of alcohol mixing with driving is that September is the deadliest month for college students as they get back into the swing of binge drinking and driving.
Grievous circumstances in which a death occurred because a driver was drinking includes a story about an intoxicated father who ran over his own child near his home while the seven year old girl was walking the family dog.
Equally as unsettling is a case of one brother witnessing the accidental death of his other brother at the hands of a drunk driver. In yet another case a man was sentenced to a little less than twenty years of hard time in prison for a drunk driving accident that left an unborn child dead.
Take a cab, get a designated driver, walk or stay in a hotel. Don't drink and drive.
Greg Baumgartner is a Texas personal injury lawyer and the founder of the Baumgartner law firm, which is dedicated to helping personal injury victims seek civil justice. If you would like to speak with a Houston DWI accident lawyer call the Baumgartner firm.
