A statistic says that accidents related to drunk drivers kill a person every thirty one minutes while others are injured every two minutes due to the same cause. It is almost incredible, do not you think? Sadly it is. In fact, in the US, accidents linked to alcohol represent a 40% of all the accidents per year, and, unfortunately, this percentage is growing really fast. There are several aspects that have a direct or indirect influence on the conduct of the new drivers and the incitement to drink liquor and drive.
Other worrying aspect is that not only the abuse of alcohol causes these accidents. Many people also drive under the influence of different illegal drugs such like marihuana, cocaine, ecstasy and many others. Situations like these produce a lot of fatalities, and, unhappily, the people injured is not directly involved in the accident, for example, people who are walking, running or riding a bike and another person who is drunk runs over them.
Accidents related to alcohol cost about $51 billion to the US. Other stat says that men are more likely to be linked with an alcohol accident than women. This kind of accidents normally cause terrible fatalities, and the people who do not die may suffer other awful damages, for example, people on wheelchairs, dismembered, disfigured or many other consequences.
There are several campaigns that advice people about the fact that drunk driving is not a good combination. There are also severe punishments for people who do not respect these advices and cause accidents. If you have been injured in a traffic accident caused by a drunk driver, contact your lawyer and claim because you may be awarded in a lawsuit. And always remember that to drink and drive is not good.