Drunk Drivers Named And Shamed
Driving while intoxicated is a crime. As a Fort Worth area personal injury lawyer, I have handled my share of auto accident cases caused by drunk drivers over the past 20 years. Such wrecks always anger me because I know they could easily have been avoided. Everyone knows that you should never get behind the wheel after drinking, but still many do so on a regular basis. As a result, innocent victims are badly injured. Many victims lose their lives.
Traditionally, the period surrounding Christmas and the New Year is one of the worst times of year for alcohol-related car crashes in DFW. It’s a time of year when local police forces step up their focus on drink-drivers in an attempt to minimize the pointless deaths which are caused by these reckless idiots who break the law and put lives in jeopardy.
This year, the Tarrant County District Attorney vowed to take things one step further in an effort to further dissuade motorists from getting behind the wheel when they were overly merry. Yesterday, Assistant District Attorney Richard Alpert made good on this promise by publicly naming and shaming all drivers who have so far been charged with a DWI over the New Year’s weekend. According to the website, at least 107 individuals were arrested in Tarrant County for alcohol-related driving offenses over the past weekend and at least 39 of those have been formally charged as of today.
If you or someone you love has been injured due to the negligent actions of a drunk driver, you may be entitled to compensation. To find out more about your legal rights as the victim of a intoxicated motorist in North Texas, please call 817-294-1900 for a free, no obligation consultation on your situation.
