Two people were injured in an Orange County car accident after a suspected drunk driver drove her car into oncoming traffic and caused a collision on Bake Parkway, in Lake Forest. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the DUI car accident occurred the night of December 22, 2009 shortly after police received reports that a driver was going the wrong way on Bake. The driver who was identified as 56-year-old Rebecca Hall ended up crashing her car into three other vehicles. Hall as well as one of the people in the other cars was injured. Hall was taken to an area hospital with a fractured ankle and later arrested on suspicion of drunk driving.
I sincerely hope the other person was not seriously injured as a result of this alcohol-related car accident. I wish the injured victim the very best for a speedy and complete recovery.
Alcohol-Related Car Accidents
According to California Highway Patrol's 2007 Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS), there was one fatality and 30 injuries involving alcohol-related car accidents in Lake Forest. In Orange County as a whole, 75 deaths and 1,501 injuries were reported as a result of DUI car accidents in 2007.
DUI Law and Liability Issues
It is against California law to drive under the influence of alcohol or drugs – recreational of prescription. It is also illegal in California to drive with a blood alcohol level of 0.08 percent or more. According to California Vehicle Code Section 23152 (a): "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."
In these types of injury car accidents, it would be in the best interests of victims to seek the counsel of a reputed Orange County personal injury attorney who has an excellent track record of holding negligent and drunk drivers accountable. A skilled car accident lawyer will financially pursue the negligent motorist found responsible for the collision and make sure the victims receive fair compensation for their injuries, damages and loss. A knowledgeable injury lawyer will also be able to better inform victims how the uninsured/underinsured clause of their car insurance policy will apply to a hit-and-run accident or an accident caused by an uninsured or underinsured driver.
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