Despite a decline in fatal truck accidents resulting from drunk driving, the danger of such accidents is very real to those who have been injured or even lost a loved one in a truck accident. In recent studies sponsored by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, results have indicated that fatalities in drunk driving accidents involving trucks have declined substantially. Despite this decrease, 11,773 people were still killed by alcohol-impaired drivers and 4,229 people were killed in large truck accidents in 2008 alone.
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These numbers represent more than individual accidents, they also give us an indicator of the even greater number of loved ones and family members who no longer are able to share the company and companionship of their lost family member. Drunk driving, especially of large vehicles, has irreversible and detrimental results. Large vehicles, like 18-wheelers and dump trucks, have such great force associated with their size, that the results of any accident are considerably more severe. A loaded 18 wheeler weighs about 16 times more than a normal passenger vehicle. This increased mass can be responsible for extreme property damage and can greatly increase the danger of any accident.
With the heightened potential damage that a truck can cause, the impact of drunk driving is also heightened. An impaired driver's control is severely limited, even in a vehicle that can respond quickly to a dangerous situation. But trucks do not allow even an attentive driver to avoid accidents at times. Because of this, it is crucial that a truck driver is in complete control of his or her vehicle and fully capable of reacting appropriately and quickly to a threatening situation. A drunk driver is simply incapable of performing those duties safely. A drunk truck driver is likely to put hundreds of people at risk over the course of their route.
If you or someone you love has been injured because of a drunk driving accident with a truck, you deserve to be compensated for the injury caused by another persons' inexcusable negligence.
Please visit the website of the
Cincinnati drunk driving accident lawyers at the law office of Shawn M. Stepleton for more information.
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