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∙ 11y agoyes. Always responsible.
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∙ 11y agoRemove Intoxicated Drivers was created in 1978.
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The truth is that no one knows. What we know is that there are X number of crashes per year. We know that there are Y number of crashes per year where someone involved was legally intoxicated (even if that person were not at fault). We also know that X > Y. We don't know how many crashes are CAUSED by alcohol. We know that about 2.25% of all auto accidents had someone involved that was legally intoxicated. The big question is if there are more than 2.25% of people on the road at any given point in time that are intoxicated. Mathematically, if 3% of people on the road are legally intoxicated, then you are LESS likely to get into an accident if there is alcohol involved in some way. This is strictly a mathematical exercise. What is also true is that alcohol is involved in FATAL crashes about 41% of the time. I THINK what this means is that there is a huge difference between having a drink and driving and having 12 drinks and driving. My guess is that VERY intoxicated drivers are much more likely to lose all judgement and do very dangerous things. However, the statistics are incomplete because we don't know these things: Total number of drivers on the road Total number of intoxicated drivers on the road Number of accidents CAUSED by alcohol
VERY MANY more times than a sober driver. Being intoxicated greatly weakens your ability to focus on driving.
If you have been involved in an accident with a Semi Truck, the first thing you should do is get medical help, even if you feel fine, you could have injuries. Afterwards, call the police. Exchange information with the other drivers involved in the accident. Get their license numbers and insurance information.
You will get a ticket for these violations but if you bring them with you to court and they show that you were licensed and insured on the date of the accident, these charges will be dismissed.
If a person is involved in a traffic accident, the first thing to do is to make all parties are free from injury. If not, an ambulance needs to be called. The drivers involved in the accident will need to exchange information, as well. Pictures of the accident and any witness statements will also be beneficial. It is also likely that tow services will be required to remove the vehicles from the road.
Liability insurance for drivers is a requirement in the state of Mississippi. The other party involved in this accident does not have insurance. I do have liability insurance. The accident was not reported although law enforcement was called and an accident report was completed. The other party now wants me to fix her automobile. What are my rights in this situation?
If both drivers have no insurance and do not file a police report, each driver is responsible for repairing the damage to his/her own vehicle.
Yes, both drivers will see an increase in premiums.
As long as your teenager was properly insured and he was not involved in the commission of a crime at the time of the accident, nothing should happen to your teenagers driver license.
Yes. Being intoxicated does not automatically make you at fault. However if both drivers are found to be equally 50% at fault then there will be no additional blame to assign. A possible scenario where this would happen is both driver is equally left of center the cars collide head on resulting in the death of each driver. However if Driver A was legally in the correct lane and Driver B came left of center and caused the accident, then the Estate of Driver A does have grounds to recover damages from the Estate of Driver B.