Posted On: October 10, 2011 by Breyer Law Offices

3 Pedestrians Injured in Yuma DUI Accident

It is a sad fact that more and more people are going out on the road while drunk. According to ABC 15, there has been another incident of drunk driving that has led to an accident that occurred in Yuma, Arizona last Saturday, October 1, 2011, at around 2:00 am. The accident involved three pedestrians, when the driver lost control and hit the pedestrians. It was discovered that the driver did not have a driver’s license.

According to the police responder, the Arizona drunk driving accident was caused by a 30-year-old drunk driver that is now being detained at the Yuma County Adult Detention Center. The three pedestrians that were involved in the accident were given medical attention at the Yuma Regional Medical Center, where two of them were immediately released and the other one was transferred to a Phoenix hospital because of life-threatening injuries.

Arizona Drunk Driving Statistics

In 2009, around 2.35 million people were involved in a drunk driving accident, where approximately 37,000 of these people died from their injuries.

Contact an Arizona Personal Injury Lawyer

Contact Alexis and Mark Breyer, Phoenix personal injury lawyers, to help you when you have been injured as the result of an individual who made the decision to drive drunk. Breyer Law Offices, P.C. is comprised of Alexis and Mark Breyer, an expert injury lawyer in Arizona. When you have been injured by a drunk driver, it is important to hire a lawyer who understands the laws. When an at-fault driver is driving drunk and injures an innocent person, it may be that the injured person is entitled to punitive damages. To learn more about your legal rights call for a free consultation at 602-457-6222.