Drink Driving - Road Traffic Accident

An average of 3000 people are killed or seriously injured each year in drink drive collisions. This is because you are 50 times more likely to be involved in a fatal car crash if you have been drinking.

It is said that nearly one in six of all deaths on UK roads involve drivers who are over the legal limit. Most drivers believe that they will be fine if they have a few drinks and then drive but most do not realise what the legal limit is and end up driving when they are heavily under the influence.

Drink driving happens across a wide range of age groups but particularly affects young men aged between 17 and 29. Drink driving affects your ability to drive safely as your reaction times are impaired making you unable to judge speed and distances, yet people still think it'll never happen to me. Half a million breath tests are carried out each year and 100,000 turn out to be positive.

As well as not touching alcohol on the night that you are driving you shouldn't go out driving the morning after a heavy night of drinking as you will still be legally over the limit regardless of how fine you feel. Your reaction times will still be impaired and you run the risk of losing your licence.

Accident wise some of the worst road traffic accidents are caused by drink driving. Being involved in a road traffic accident with a drink driver can cause serious personal injury, head, back and spine injuries are just a handful of the personal injury that you could be suffering as well as broken and fractured bones. Becoming involved in a road traffic accident with a drink driver can seriously affect your life by altering the way in which you live. The personal injury gained from a road traffic accident with a drink driver could cause long term damage and may result in injury that you can't recover from.

The penalty for being caught drink driving are as follows:

• Driving or attempting to drive whilst above the legal limit carries a maximum penalty of 6 months' imprisonment, a fine of up to £5,000 and a minimum 12 months driving ban.

• An endorsement for a drink-driving offence remains on a driving licence for 11 years.
  
• Being in charge of a vehicle whilst over the legal limit could result in 3 months' imprisonment plus a fine of up to £2,500 and a driving ban.

• Causing death by careless driving when under the influence of drink or drugs carries a maximum penalty of 14 years in prison, a minimum 2 year driving ban and a requirement to pass an extended driving test before the offender is able to drive legally again.

If you have been involved in a road traffic accident in the last three years due to the negligence of a drink driver then you could be entitled to compensation. Accident Consultantant are experts in no win no fee personal injury compensation claims and have many years of experience in dealing with road traffic accidents concerning drink drivers.

If you have become a victim of a road traffic accident due to a drink driver then get in touch withAccident Consultantant today. For more information about road traffic accidents involving drink drivers then visit our main site, Accident Consultantant. Alternatively if you would like to make a compensation claim following a road traffic accident then fill in our online claim form or call us today on 08081 68 69 70.