Dallas Fort Worth Personal Injury Law Firm Represents DWI Victims
At the Anderson Law Firm, we have become very familiar with Texas DWI laws. While we have never represented anyone charged with a DWI, we have been hired many times in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington area by victims of DWI car crashes. These are often times very serious accidents, sometimes resulting in the wrongful death of the innocent victim. It’s strange, but the DWI driver always seems to walk (or stumble) away from the car wreck unharmed.
So here are some things to know about Texas DWI law:
• A driver is presumed to be intoxicated if his or her Blood Alcohol Content is .08 or above. For a 130 pound person, that means about 2 drinks over a 1 hour period. And for a 200 pound person, that means approximately 3 drinks over a 1 hour time period. Of course, everyone’s metabolism is different and how much you can drink and still be under the legal limit depends on many factors including weight, sex, and how much a person has had to eat.
• Having an open container in the passenger compartment of a car is illegal.
• A driver can refuse a breathalyzer test, but it will result in a license suspension. If a court order is obtained, a driver cannot refuse a blood test.
• In the last year of statistics available, 2007, there were over 88,000 DWI arrests in Texas. Worse that that, there were almost 1,300 fatalities as a result of drunk driving in our state. But the good news is that the fatality number has been decreasing recently, so hopefully all of the public awareness campaigns have had a positive effect by keeping this important issue front and center.
The Anderson Law Firm vigorously pursues civil claims against the victims of drunk driving accidents. If you would like a free consultation on your legal rights, please give us a call in Fort Worth at 817-294-1900, in Dallas at 214-327-8000 or elsewhere in Texas toll free at 1-877-294-1115, or contact us online.
