Any car accident is a serious matter, but we see every day the devastation drunk driving accidents can cause in the lives of Colorado victims and their families.
Your drunk driver accident attorney at The Babcock Law Firm is committed to aggressive representation to secure fair and equitable retribution for victims enduring the pain and suffering caused by drunk driving accidents in Colorado.If you have lost a loved one to a drunk driver, see our page on wrongful death
Drunk driving arrests and accidents are all too common in both urban and rural areas of Colorado, as well as all across this great country.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports over 10,000 deaths nationally each year are caused by drunk drivers with blood alcohol levels of .08 or higher, and hundreds of those deaths resulted from drunk driving accidents in Colorado alone.
Every day, almost 29 people in the United States die in alcohol-impaired vehicle crashes—that's one person every 50 minutes in 2016. (NHTSA)
According to figures from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, there was an average of just over 31,000 arrests for driving under the influence each year from 2005 to 2007. Incredibly, over a third of these arrests were for second time offenders.
Colorado is in fact one of only four states where multiple DUI charges doesn't necessarily translate into a felony. To compare, other states impose a felony conviction and prison term after the third DUI conviction. Unfortunately, many DUI-related accidents that occur are caused by drivers with a prior record for drunk driving.
Regardless of how many arrests a driver has though, you do have rights as a victim of another driver's carelessness.
Colorado drunk driving accident attorneys at The Babcock Law Firm are knowledgeable and experienced in the complex intricacies of DUI/drunk driving cases. In addition to medical costs, there are usually issues of punitive and exemplary damages that you need to be aware of.
Many drunk drivers are uninsured or carry only minimal insurance coverage. Your Colorado drunk driving accident attorney can navigate the complex waters of insurance as they relate to your DUI/drunk driver case, working to find the additional proof that may be needed to win your case.
Consulting with a DUI accident attorney as early as possible in the process also helps ensure you receive the settlement you truly need.
In many cases, the insurance company will try and settle a case early in the process in an attempt to avoid future expenses that are likely to come up.
It's certainly possible, and quite common in fact, that symptoms caused by the accident can take years to appear. It's also common for physical therapy, rehabilitation and lost wage costs to persist for years after a DUI accident as well.
Besides recouping these costs through a settlement though, Colorado courts, by default, can award punitive damages for pain and suffering in DUI accident cases. Punitive damages are imposed separately and are intended to deter future drunk driving on the part of the defendant.
In addition to these civil proceedings, the offending driver will most likely need to answer for criminal charges as well, especially if their actions led to a fatality. In the civil proceedings, the case becomes a wrongful death suit if there is a fatality.
For almost every drunk driving accident, there's a criminal and a civil case. It's important to work with an accident attorney who's familiar with the interplay between the criminal case and the civil case of a drunk driving accident. The Babcock Law Firm will make sure the issues of the criminal case work to your advantage in your civil trial.
Our Colorado drunk driver accident lawyers are aggressive in claims against drunk drivers. We pursue claims based on both the negligence of drunk drivers and also punitive damages, which are designed to punish the drunk driver for their willful, wanton, and reckless conduct. You need a Colorado accident lawyer with the specialized knowledge to handle complicated drunk driving accidents, to protect your rights and to make sure you receive the benefits you're entitled to.
The Babcock Law Firm is in your corner.
We invite you to discuss the details of your Colorado drunk driver accident with an experienced DUI accident lawyer at The Babcock Firm. We proudly serve Denver, Boulder, Aurora, Broomfield, Louisville, Lafayette, Golden, Thornton, Westminster and other Colorado communities. If your case falls within our practice area and we feel our representation can benefit you, a drunk driving accident lawyer will meet with you for an in-depth consultation, at no charge.
We're here to help you win your drunk driving accident case. Learn more about how representation works and then contact us today.
If you notice another driver behaving erratically and who appears to be intoxicated, contact the local police or the Colorado State Patrol immediately. You could very well be saving a life, including the offending driver's. Read more tips for spotting a drunk driver.
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