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Rick is a Virginia injury attorney who handles car accidents, medical malpractice, FELA, wrongful death, etc.

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6/24/2011
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Drunk and Drugged Drivers Causes Thousands of Injuries, Hundreds of Death on Virginia Roads

Google "drunk driving statistics" and one of the first hits you'll get is a summary of federal data that states that in 2009, "an estimated 10,839 people ... died in alcohol-impaired driving crashes. Drunk driving fatalities accounted for 32 percent of all traffic deaths." Add in the number of U.S. traffic fatalities caused by people who took the wheel of a car or truck after becoming impaired by a prescription medication or illegal drug such as marijuana or meth, and the total of annual wrongful deaths attributable to drunk and drugged driving exceeds 13,000.
Check out these case results and blogs by our VA personal injury lawyers involving people injured or killed by drunk and drugged drivers in Virginia:

As terrible as those facts seem, focusing on the loss of life due to people who drive while intoxicated can minimize the harm DUI/DWI car crashes and truck wrecks do in terms of personal injuries to tens of thousands innocent drivers and passengers in other vehicles, people riding bicycles and pedestrians.

Victims of drunk and drugged driving, whether they personally suffer injuries or have a family member killed in a DUI/DWI accident, are entitled to compensation from the at-fault driver for the medical treatment expenses, lost wages and pain and suffering incurred following the crash. As Virginia and Carolina personal injury attorneys, we welcome chances to pursue civil lawsuits against at-fault drunk or drugged drivers and the insurance companies who hold those individual's auto policies. We also take every legitimate opportunity to file claims for punitive damages from DUI/DWI drivers.

EJL

Category: Car Accident Lawyers & Motorcycle Accident Attorneys

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About the Editors: Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton is a Virginia Beach, VA-based injury law firm whose attorneys focus on personal injury and accident law and we have handled thousands of car accident, truck wreck, and motorcycle crash cases. Check out our case results to see for yourself.

We've handled car accident cases throughout Virginia including Richmond, Fairfax, Alexandria, and the Hampton Roads region including Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Hampton, Portsmouth, Newport News, and Suffolk.

Our primary office is in Virginia Beach at the intersection of Diamond Springs Road and Northampton Boulevard. We also have an office on Eaton Street in Hampton. All of our accident injury attorneys were raised in Virginia and have deep roots with the community.

Our Virginia injury law firm has been recognized as one of the best injury law firms in Virginia by U.S. News & World Report since 2010. Rick Shapiro and James Lewis have been listed on the National Million Dollar Advocates Forum since 2009 and included among the Best Lawyers in America since 2008. Rick and Jim were named Virginia Super Lawyers for Personal Injury Law since 2010, an honor fewer than 5 percent of lawyers receive. In addition, we were the first injury law firm in Virginia to join Primerus, a select group of highly ethical and respected law firms.

We also offer free special reports on distracted driving and the Best Guide to Car Accident Injuries in Virginia.

While not every injury case meets our criteria, we offer a free, initial confidential injury case consultation, so call us at 1-800-752-0042. If you cannot get through due to high call volume, please leave a voicemail and we will get back to you shortly.




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