A drunk driving suspect injured two women April 26, 2009 while committing several San Diego DUI car accidents on surface streets. The man finally collided head-on into a vehicle with the two women, in the Jamacha area, 10news reports. The car accident injured the drunk driver as well as the women, San Diego police officials said. The 38-year-old suspect and the two women--ages 41 and 58--were all hospitalized with personal injuries following the car collision in the 8600 block of San Vicente Street.
The man was driving east on San Vicente when he failed to negotiate a curve and crossed into the path of the women's westbound vehicle. The man suffered internal injuries. The 58-year-old woman was hospitalized with a broken foot while the 41-year-old female passenger suffered neck injuries.
I hope the two women who were injured in this DUI car accident are recovering from their personal injuries. I wish them both the very best for a speedy and complete recovery.
According to California Highway Patrol's 2007 traffic statistics, there were 41 fatal traffic accidents and 894 personal injury traffic accidents that were alcohol-related in the city of San Diego. In San Diego County as a whole, there were 116 deaths and 2,068 injuries as a result of alcohol-related traffic accidents in 2007.
It is not only irresponsible and unethical to drive drunk on California streets, it is also against the law. California Vehicle Code Section 23152 (a) states: "It is unlawful for any person who is under the influence of any alcoholic beverage or drug, or under the combined influence of any alcoholic beverage and drug, to drive a vehicle." The same code section also states that it is illegal for any person with a blood alcohol content of 0.08 percent or more to drive a vehicle.
The injured victims would be well advised to consult with reputed California car accident lawyers, who are particularly experienced in handling drunk driving cases. If it turns out that this driver did not have auto insurance or sufficient insurance, then the injured victims may be able to recover compensation under the uninsured/underinsured motorist clause in their own motor vehicle insurance policy. A skilled California personal injury lawyer will also look into whether the San Diego Police Department followed proper procedure during their pursuit of this suspected drunk driver--a pursuit that apparently ended in this injury accident.
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