Travel on Madera County roads can be more treacherous during the week between Christmas and New Year’s than during any other time of year. Drivers can attend parties or celebrate at restaurants and end up drinking too much. They may get behind the wheel while being fully incapable of operating a vehicle safely.
Drivers who are impaired can make reckless moves and endanger multiple drivers and passengers at once. Injured victims may suffer broken bones, head injuries, and worse in devastating impacts caused by DUI motorists.
Two People Injured in Holiday Weekend DUI-Related Crash in Madera
Two victims were rushed to the hospital after a frightening traffic accident in southern Madera on New Year’s Eve morning. KFSN-TV reports the collision occurred in the early morning hours on December 31, 2022, along Highway 145.
Officers and emergency crews responded to the scene near Pecan Avenue. They discovered that three vehicles were involved in the impact.
Two people suffered injuries in the crash and were transported to a local hospital. An update on their conditions has not been released.
The driver of one vehicle, a 31-year-old man was arrested for DUI. Investigators say the man had a blood alcohol level of more than three times the legal limit.
Getting Assistance for Victims After a Madera DUI Accident
The victims of accidents caused by DUI motorists should never face the costs of recovery alone. Injured patients may be in physical therapy for months and out of work for weeks. A long recovery is both physically challenging and financially damaging. That’s to say nothing of the emotional toll an injury can take on victims and their families.
Surviving victims of DUI accidents should seek money to pay every medical bill they acquire in recovery. This is done by filing an injury claim with the car insurance provider for the at-fault driver. Victims should also seek assistance with the paychecks they lose while healing and are unable to work.
When a DUI suspect is to blame, victims and close relatives don’t have to wait on the results of a criminal trial to proceed with their civil claim. An accident injury claim advances separately from criminal proceedings. Insurance companies can offer victims and families car accident settlement money even before a suspect goes to trial.
Contact a Madera Car Accident Lawyer
If you or a loved one are the victims of a serious accident, please discuss your options with a Madera Car Accident Attorney. There are rights that you have and benefits available to you and your family that an insurance company won’t be alerting you to. Make sure you have a legal expert on your side to ensure you secure the most support available for what you’ve been through.
After an accident contact attorney Martin Gasparian, the founder of Maison Law, for a free and confidential case evaluation. Mr. Gasparian works to make sure victims and family members receive the support they need to avoid financial hardships after a tragedy. If you decide you want Maison Law to represent your case, you won’t need any upfront money. We don’t get paid unless we win your case.
