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8/1/2011
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Drunk Driving Accident Turns Celebratory Night Into Long Nightmare for VA Teens

Two teens ended up in the hospital after suffering serious injuries in a DUI car crash on June 15, 2011, according to the Virginian-Pilot. The 18-year-old driver responsible for the single-car crash had just graduated from Salem High School in Virginia Beach, VA, and his passenger had recently turned 16. After hanging out with a group of friends at a house in Salem Woods, the two teens left shortly before 4 am.

The driver lost control of the car and slammed into a tree. Despite wearing her seat belt, the female passenger suffered a fractured skull and sustained severe trauma to the right side of her brain. While in the hospital, she slipped in and out of consciousness and had not spoken.

The driver cracked several ribs and suffered a collapsed lung. He already faced an unresolved charge for underage possession of alcohol. Now, he has also been charged with drunken driving and, again, illegal possession of alcohol.

It is scary how quickly our lives can be changed forever by an auto accident. Little can be done to reverse brain damage caused by trauma. Traumatic brain injuries contribute to suicide, unemployment, substance abuse and crime. Patients with brain injuries suffer costly medical bills from long-term rehabilitation.

The passenger's parents likely can file an injury claim on her behalf against the insurance companies for the fault of her driver. The insurer may try to defend by saying that the girl assumed the risk of her injury if she knew the driver was impaired and chose to ride with him. I know from 22 years experience as a personal injury attorney in Virginia that the young lady probably did not think the fellow was still drunk or she would have refused to get in the vehicle.

To learn more about what to do if you or a loved one is hurt in a car accident, check out our Frequently Asked Questions devoted to the subject.

LC




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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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