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As summer vacation for Virginia Beach, VA, students officially begins this Friday, June 17, 2011, teens look forward to the freedom from school nights and homework. Unfortunately, underage drinking sometimes accompanies teen social activities.
Around 3:45 am on Thursday morning, a teenage girl was seriously injured in an alcohol-related single-car crash that also left the drunk driver injured. According to the Virginian-Pilot, the female passenger was riding with an 18-year-old male, also of Virginia Beach, in a Buick sedan on Revere Drive in Salem Woods. Police believe the driver was speeding when he lost control and hit a tree.
Neither person was wearing a seat belt. The girl was initially taken to Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital, and later moved to Sentara Norfolk with life-threatening injuries. The driver sustained less serious injuries and was also taken to the hospital. He has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and illegal possession of alcohol.
I am a personal injury lawyer in Virginia Beach, and I have handled many car accident cases involving alcohol and drunk drivers. My thoughts and sympathies go out to the passenger as she is cared for at Sentara Norfolk.
BE
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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