Can I Sue A Bar After A Drunk Driving Accident?
Picture this: you’re driving home at night and tragedy strikes. You’re hit by a drunk driver who made the unfortunate choice to drive home after leaving a bar. As it turns out, the driver may not be the only one at...
Is Maryland Too Lenient With Drunk Drivers?
A recent study conducted by WalletHub.com examined DUI penalties according to each state to discover which had the strictest enforcement. As it turns out, Maryland has the seventh most lenient drunk driving enforcement in the country. One of the main reasons...
Will Ending D.C. Metro’s Late-Night Service Increase the Number of Drunk Driving Accidents?
Since 2007, Metro has stayed open until 3:00 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, as well as midnight on Sundays. This helped service workers, late-night business professionals and would-be drunk drivers find a safe ride home in the late hours. However, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority General Manager wants to close Metro at midnight on...
Read MoreWhy Was This Teenage Driver Sentenced to Four Years in Prison?
Last June, a 19-year-old drove after a party with his three friends just after graduation and crashed. According to the report, the teen driver crashed through a fence, smashed into some trees and the car went airborne before landing upside down in a driveway in flames. Police went on to say speed, alcohol and...
Read MoreDrunk Driver Causes Two Separate Accidents, Injures 14
Last year, a firefighter of 40 years of experience said he witnessed one of the most horrific accident scenes in his career. 14 people were seriously injured and five suffered fatalities in the accident, including an elderly couple, a 6-year-old girl, the drunk driver who caused the accident and a pregnant woman who lost...
Read MoreHow Do I Talk to My Teen about Underage Drinking?
As teens are out of school for the summer, it may be a good time to talk to them about the dangers of underage drinking. Sadly, National Public Radio reported last year that many underage teens are drinking at parties. An estimated 1,100 teens were polled recently by the Prevention Research Center, according to NPR,...
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