Per WRAL-TV, in early December, a 27-year-old woman was killed in a drunk driving accident in Durham. However, she did not drive drunk, but instead was a passenger in a vehicle being operated by a drunk driver. The woman, who was a senior at North Carolina Central University, was a passenger...
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Drunk Driving Accidents
Is Drugged Driving as Dangerous as Drunk Driving?
Authorities have discovered that one of the drivers involved in a fatal three-vehicle crash in Raleigh was driving under the influence at the time of the wreck. Per WRAL-TV, the drugged driving accident happened on Glenwood Avenue near Crabtree Valley Mall. Reportedly, the driver who was under the influence was...
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What Should I Do If I’m in a Car Accident with a Drunk Driver?
Kinston was recently the site of a deadly car accident involving a drunk driver, per WCTI-TV. Reportedly, the incident happened around 9:30 pm at the intersection of 258 South and Highway 70. Leading up to the fatal drunk driving wreck, a Chevrolet Silverado was heading east on Highway 70 when...
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Do I Need a Lawyer If the Drunk Driver Who Hit Me Is Facing Criminal Charges?
In mid-November, a man from Fayetteville, North Carolina was arrested for driving while impaired (DWI) after hitting a pedestrian with his vehicle. Prior to the wreck, the alleged drunk driver was traveling south on Purdue Drive around midnight. At the same time, a 28-year-old man was walking north on Purdue...
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What Can I Do to Avoid a Head-On Collision?
On October 11, a woman died from injuries she sustained while she was a passenger in vehicle involved in a head-on collision in Mount Olive, according to The Goldsboro News-Argus. Authorities believe that the driver of the other vehicle involved in the deadly auto accident was driving drunk. The report...
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How to Prove an At-Fault Driver Was Intoxicated
If you have been in an accident with a reckless driver, your case for establishing fault may be even stronger if the driver was intoxicated. However, you may not always have proof that the other person was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the wreck. The police...
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Could Ignition Interlocks Reduce Drunk Driving Crashes in Raleigh?
When a person makes the decision to get behind the wheel of a motor vehicle after drinking alcohol, lives are put at risk. Drunk driving accidents are far too common in Raleigh, throughout North Carolina and across the United States. Thousands of people have been injured or lost their lives...
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Powdered Alcohol & Teens: A Bad Mix?
An intoxicating new product is raising its fair share of controversy. While powdered alcohol is scheduled to become available to consumers in the summer of 2015. Some states are already moving to ban the product. The chairman of the state Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission wrote a letter to lawmakers, saying...
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