Father from West Virginia is Charged with DUI in Accident that Injured His Four-year-old Daughter

The saddest cases I deal with as a Chesapeake car accident injury lawyer are those in which children are seriously hurt or killed.

Recently I was shocked to read a case from Ohio in which a little girl from Huntington, West Virginia (WV) ended up with serious injuries after her father crashed his car.

It’s bad enough if a mistake or carelessness led to an injury to a child but Ohio State Highway Patrol says the father was driving under the influence when he crashed, reported WSAZ3.

According to reports the girl’s mother is fighting to make sure the father pays. She wants the full force of the criminal law to be brought against the father and I wouldn’t be surprised if a lawsuit for damages to pay for the child’s medical care and the future impact of the injuries, will be forthcoming.

“She’s got 100-plus stitches in her head and a broken femur bone,” the child’s mother Danielle Brooks told the TV station.

“She’s in a body cast from her chest all the way down her legs,” Brooks said.

The mother is collecting signatures against the girl’s father.

As experienced Chesapeake children’s injury lawyers we are used to helping young clients who have been hurt through no fault of their own.

See our Virginia DUI accident injury lawyers’ advice on drunk driving accidents.

The Norfolk, Virginia Beach and Hampton, VA personal injury law firm, Cooper Hurley, handles automobile, truck, and motorcycle injuries as well as wrongful death, railroad injury cases and medical malpractice. John Cooper and Jim Hurley have over 40 years of combined experience in handling auto injury accident claims. Attorney John Cooper has been named to Virginia “Super Lawyers” since 2010. Cooper Hurley represents people hurt in accidents in Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News and throughout VA, and always put the best interests of our clients first. The firm is recognized by other lawyers as “AV” by Martindale-Hubbell, a national attorney rating service, for our top level of legal skill and highest ethical standards. Our motto is: “Your Injury. Our fight.” If you need help or advice about a serious injury, please call us at (757) 455 -0077 or contact us through this website.