Any form of personal injury sustained in a car accident can be galling and devastating to your lifestyle, but being involved in a crash with a driver under the influence of alcohol can be particularly heartbreaking; victims of this situation can often be more determined than most to claim accident compensation for moral as well as financial justice. Research carried out by American scientists has shown that car accidents involving intoxicated drivers are more likely to be serious in nature than those involving sober motorists. Their study of more than 1,000 incidents showed that alcohol-affected crashes were on the whole around 30 percent more damaging. This increase in severity could be attributed to many things. Firstly, alcohol increases confidence and therefore drivers are likely to be travelling in a quicker and more erratic manner. Secondly, it slows reaction times so the drunken motorist will take more time to react to the incident. Alcohol also affects the way that the body deals with injury, for instance it slows the blood clotting system so they could lose more blood from any wounds sustained in the crash. It may also cause the body to go into shock. Victims of car crashes involving drivers under the influence of alcohol have a strong case for claiming accident compensation against the person responsible. This could be another road user, or the driver of a car in which you were the passenger if the vehicle in which you were travelling was the cause of the accident. At Claims Solicitors, we can offer expert advice on how to make accident claims against drunk drivers. We can help you to claim not only for the initial injuries, but for the ongoing mental and physical effect that the incident has had on your ability to conduct a normal life.
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