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Alcohol related accidents high in Indiana
Posted on August 20, 2011 by Ronald Todd
In 2009, 157 (24.9 percent) of 631 fatal collisions and 168 (24.3 percent) of 692 fatalities in Indiana involved alcohol. Nationally in 2008, 11,773 people were killed in traffic collisions where at least one driver involved had a blood alcohol content (BAC) result that qualified as impaired driving, defined as 0.08 grams per deciliter (g/dL), or higher.1 Per 100 million vehicle miles traveled (100m VMT), fatalities in alcohol-impaired collisions decreased 31 percent in aggregate from 1999 to 2008 in Indiana, compared to a 15 percent decrease nationally.
If you or your family has been victims of someone else's impaired driving and it has brought on serious injuries to you and your family, then you know how painful living with the results of someone else's carelessness can be. Spinal Paraplegia, herniated disc injury, spinal cord damage and even death have been reported from recent alcohol related car accidents Indiana.
You do have choices. The high price of severe traumatic brain injury treatment or therapy for a paralysis injury can be very costly. By hiring an experienced Personal Injury Attorney such as Ronald S. Todd, P.C., you and your family can get both the piece of mind you deserve and the financial compensation you need to start picking up the pieces. All personal injury cases are handled on a contingency basis meaning you will not pay anything until we get you the financial compensation you deserve. We also offer off-site appointments in addition to nights and weekends.
Contact us today at www.ronaldtoddlaw.com or call (317) 375-7718 for more details.
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