Drinking and driving does cause motor vehicle accidents and often times it destroys lives in the process. In 2004, Tiffany Marie Graham caused a car accident when she turned in front of another vehicle. The accident resulted in the wrongful death of a 15-year-old passenger. Graham was found to be intoxicated at the time of the car accident and charged with DUI manslaughter. While her 15-year-old dead passenger wasn’t given a second chance, in 2006 a judge essentially gave Graham just such a second chance by only sentencing her to a year in jail and six years of probation.
In June of 2010, Graham was again accused of a DUI, this time after drinking liquor at a popular Pinellas County beach bar. Luckily she didn’t cause another deadly accident, but her actions did catch the ire of the presiding judge who sentenced her to six years in prison for violating the terms of her probation by leaving Hillsborough County without permission.
Unfortunately, Florida roads see drunk drivers everyday. Sometimes these drunk drivers don’t cause accidents, but many times they do. But what we do know, every time they hit the road drunk, they put all of us and our families at risk. Intoxication causes one’s senses to be greatly impaired. Vision, hearing and reaction time are all impacted, which leads to accidents.
The Personal Injury Lawyers of Perenich, Caulfield, Avril & Noyes, P.A. have been representing persons injured in auto accidents, including those involving alcohol, for almost 60 years. If you or a family member needs the help of an experienced auto accident lawyer, we stand ready to help. Click here to schedule a free case consultation. WE SEE YOU THROUGH!
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