San Francisco Drunk Driving Accident Attorney

Forty percent of California's 2005 traffic fatalities involved a drunk driver, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Drunk drivers killed 1,719 people on California roads and highways in 2005 and injured thousands more.

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If you were injured by a drunk driver or if a loved one was killed in a drunk driving accident, please contact the Law Offices of David G. Smith for a free initial consultation and case evaluation.

When drunk drivers injure or kill people, they can be sued in civil court for this aggravated negligence. Drunk driving accident victims cannot only recover financial compensation for their injuries, pain and suffering, lost earnings, and medical bills, they can also recover punitive damages.

Punitive damages are awarded when the conduct of the person causing the injury is so bad (such as driving drunk) that in addition to having to pay the normal and usual damages associated with injuries and/or death the law provides that they should pay even more than that as punishment for their behavior and in hopes that such damages will operate as a deterrent to stop such conduct in the future.

In a drunk driving accident claim, we will show that the driver drank to the point of intoxication while knowing that he or she was going to drive. We will also investigate the case to determine if people other than the drunk driver contributed to the accident.

If you are the victim of a drunk driver or the survivor of someone who suffered a wrongful death in a drunk driving accident, we would like to help. Please contact our attorney today.

Contact Oakland Drunk Driving Accident Lawyer David G. Smith