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When someone drinks and drives, they do so selfishly, without consideration for the lives of the people they will jeopardize. If you suffered injuries—or a loved one died—as a consequence of this most egregious negligence, you deserve compensation.
A Glendale drunk driving accident lawyer from Zanes Law can bring you justice. Let our auto accident lawyers champion your right to recover damages by showing a jury just how much suffering you have endured.
Call 866-499-8989 for a free, no-obligation consultation. We promise to do everything from A to Z to recover the damages you deserve.
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The State of Drunk Driving in Arizona: Better is Not Good Enough
The number of drunk driving incidents reported in Arizona continues to drop. However, with 320 Arizona residents dying in drunk driving accidents in 2017, it is clear we still have a long way to go.
In the time leading up to the arrest of the average drunk driver, they have driven while intoxicated 80 times, according to a study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
These numbers cannot simply continue dropping. They must fade to nothing. Perhaps by exposing perpetrators to economic—as well as criminal—consequences for their actions, we will help society move toward this end.
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Understanding Alcohol’s Effect on the Brain and the Likelihood of an Accident
Many people drink to loosen inhibitions. However, alcohol does not work to energize the brain. Rather, it does just the opposite. As a depressant drug, alcohol downshifts any communication between a person’s brain and their body.
In other words, a drunk driver may be “focusing” on staying in their lane, or watching for pedestrians, or monitoring the weight of their foot on the gas pedal, but the thoughts and impulses connected with this “focus” slowly drag their way to the body parts that can react to those thoughts. These slowed reflexes represent a great risk factor for car accidents .
Drinking alcohol impacts the brain in many ways, each of which negatively impact the drinker’s ability to safely manage the road.
Side Effects of Drinking Alcohol
- Slowed reflexes
- Passing out
- Difficulty concentrating
- Clumsiness
- Vomiting and nausea
- Coma
- Boosted sense of invincibility and confidence
- Heightened emotions
- Blurry vision
- Confusion
- Loss of memory
The above symptoms do not happen in isolation. Just imagine the combined effect of any number of these conditions. It is a recipe for disaster.
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Injuries that Commonly Result from Drunk Driving Accidents in Glendale
The CDC reports that every 50 minutes, one person dies as the result of drunk driving in the United States.
Death is the ultimate consequence an individual and family pays for another person’s choice to drive while intoxicated. Although you may never recover emotionally from a loved one dying in a drunk driving accident, you can pursue a wrongful death action against the driver.
Drunk driving accidents also yield painful and costly injuries to those who survive. Some common types of injuries include:
- Fractured and sprains
- Wounded or bruised chest
- Broken ribs
- Open head injuries (cuts, scrapes, lacerations)
- Closed head injuries (concussions, traumatic brain injury)
- Scrapes, cuts, lacerations from airbag deployment or items being thrown about the car
- Soft tissue injuries of muscles, tendons, and ligaments (whiplash)
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