Investigating Whether Alcohol Was a Factor in Your Car or Truck Accident
Plano Car and Truck Accident Lawyers
Alcohol is increasingly a factor in car and truck accidents in the Dallas - Fort Worth -Plano area. When drivers are tested for drugs or alcohol after an accident, a surprising number are found to be intoxicated even when impairment wasn't suspected. That's why it's so important to dig deeper.
Texas law does not allow evidence of past drunk driving or drug use to be considered in a personal injury case unless you can prove the drunk driver was impaired at the time of the accident. That doesn't mean your lawyer shouldn't investigate the past actions of the driver who hit you. A thorough and experienced personal injury lawyer knows that it's important to look at every angle of a case.
At Crain ◊ Lewis, LLP our Plano injury attorneys and staff are committed to helping injured people and their families achieve financial and physical recovery after car accidents, truck collisions, and motorcycle crashes. We have the investigative and financial resources needed to prove your case. Contact us to learn more about how we can help you.
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Proving the Case for Alcohol Impairment
If a bar, restaurant or even a party host served someone alcohol beyond the point of intoxication and they then are involved in a drunk driving accident with injuries, the establishment that served the alcohol can be held liable. These are called "dram shop" cases and involve liquor liability. The victim can seek compensation from the alcohol server as well as the drunk driver, but these are very hard to prove.
Talk with your lawyer about it. We can look for witnesses at a bar or a party where the drunk driver may have been drinking.
As your lawyers, Crain ◊ Lewis, LLP will seek results from any breathalyzer or blood test that may have been done at the scene or after the accident. New technologies have improved our ability to detect drug and alcohol use for many hours after use, but you need to work with experts who really understand what those tests mean.
At Crain ◊ Lewis, LLP, we work with the best toxicologists and medical experts available. We go beyond the face value results to look at how road conditions and other factors combined with alcohol impairment to cause or contribute to the drunk driving accident.
You can have confidence that Crain Lewis has the resources and experts you need to prove your case against a drunk driver. Contact our personal injury lawyers for a free consultation in the Plano - Dallas area.
