Your Injury, Our Fight!
Your Injury, Our Fight!
Drunken drivers routinely wreck lives and have to pay. Sadly it is the accident victim who often pays the highest price.
In a recent case in Virginia, members of a family, who were injured in a head-on crash with a drunken driver, demanded a personal contribution from the at-fault driver.
The intoxicated driver caused the collision on Blake Lane in Fairfax County, VA when he ran a red light. The driver injured a husband, wife and their 4-year-old child. Virginia Lawyers Weekly reported on how the insurer offered to settle the case for policy limits but the plaintiffs demanded a personal contribution from the defendant.
The three cases brought by the plaintiffs settled for a total of $575,000 of which the defendant made a personal payment of $77,713. The funds were divided among the three people who were hurt.
When a drunk driver causes a crash with injuries he or she may also be liable for punitive damages. In Virginia, if the drunk driver refused to take a BAC test, or if they had a BAC of .15% or above, punitive damages can be factored into your case to punish the driver for their willfully reckless actions. If you or a loved one has been injured by a drunk driver, call Cooper Hurley at 757.455.0077.