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Auto, Motorcycle & Truck Accidents : Drunk Driving (DUI) Car Accidents

Get my FREE Book for Injured Victims of California Drunk Driving Accidents!
If you are a California resident or injured in a California drunk driving accident then you can request a FREE copy of my book The ULTIMATE CA Drunk Driving Accident Legal Survival Book - The Victim's Guide to Understanding their Legal Rights in California. This book walks an injured victim through their legal rights against a drunk driver in California both through the criminal justice system AND the civil justice system.  Many victims don't realize they can pursue the intoxicated driver both criminally and civilly (personal injury lawsuit). This means a victim can get justice in two different court systems, and the book explains the difference and everything a victim should know in California! There is really nothing like this book out there for injured victims!

WE SUE DRUNK DRIVERS WHO CAUSE INJURIES IN CALIFORNIA!
 
That is correct. If you or a loved one has been injured by a California drunk driver, we will fight for your legal rights against the at-fault intoxicated driver. You have rights under both the criminal and civil justice system and we will explain what you need to know about both systems for your particular case. For example, did you know that an injured California victim of an intoxicated driver may sue for punitive damages?  Punitive damages are damages above and beyond the regular damages you get for pain and suffering. San Diego DUI Accident & Injury Lawyer Mark C. Blane will sue for punitive damages on your California drunk driving injury case.  Punitive damages punish the drunk driver for the choice he or she made to get intoxicated and get behind the wheel of a vehicle to cause an accident; typically, the injury claim value is increased due to this fact. Since 1979, California, under the Taylor v. Superior Court ruling has allowed victims of personal injury actions to sue for punitive damages against a California drunk driver!

We Only Represent Victims of Drunk Drivers, and NOT DUI Offenders.
 
We have many years experience dealing with collisions that were caused by someone who was under the influence of alcohol. Sometimes other persons or entities may be responsible for the drunk driver being intoxicated. Although social hosts (including bars and restaurants) are generally not liable for the later conduct of an intoxicated driver under "California's Dram Shop Laws," there are possible exceptions that a San Diego drunk driving attorney will need to explore on a particular injury case.  For example, if a social host "over served" and obviously intoxicated person, and they knew he was leaving the place in a vehicle, there may be fault attributed to the social host for allowing this to occur. Moreover, if a social host (irresponsible parents) serves minor children or teenagers at their home party they may be legally responsible for the consequences of someone injured later by a drunk driver leaving that party or social gathering.

Don't be Fooled - There is NOTHING Accidental About a "California Drunk Driving Car Accident"

Car accidents happen everyday but just like our friends at Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), we at the Law Offices of Mark C. Blane simply believe there is nothing accidental about a person getting behind a wheel drunk and causing bodily injury to another person. You see, accidents involving a drunk driver are caused by carelessness or deliberating driving under the influence, not by forces that are entirely beyond the control of the at-fault drunk driver. Everyone has responsibility to drink responsibly which includes an action plan of how to get home if you drink anything - taking chances behind the wheel of an automobile is failing to take any responsibility, period.  This mean s car crashes that are caused by an intoxicated driver of a vehicle are entirely avoidable!

Top Ten Holiday s Related to Drunk Driving Accidents

The list below are holidays and dates that are associated with intoxicated driving wrecks in the United States today - you should be on alert while you are on the roadways around these times of the year:

1. Fourth of July Holiday Weekend
2. Halloween Evening (especially for children, Halloween can be the most dangerous night for kids)
3. Labor Day Weekend
4. Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend
5. Christmas Week
6. Memorial Day Weekend
7. New Year's Eve
8. Super Bowl Sunday
9. New Year's Day
10. St. Patrick's Day

 
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California's Victims Compensation Fund & Victims Rights

Drunk driving accident victims should know California provides financial assistance for victims of crime which includes drunk driving collisions. That's right, victims have the benefit of not only financial assistance but also they have priority in following the drunk driver through the criminal courts, and have special rights to be notified about how the drunk driver pleads (accepted blame or requesting a criminal jury trial, bail motions, etc.). Almost any incident involving a drunk driver qualifies as a vehicular crime and thus triggers this victims protection. If you apply for benefits under the Victims Compensation Fund, this will not prevent you from filing a lawsuit against the at-fault driver or other entity (social host, bar, restaurant, or homeowner who hosted a drinking party or gathering) that may be legally responsible for the vehicle accident. Yet, you should know that the Victims Compensation Fund is a payer of last resort which means if you have health insurance, or either you or the at-fault driver have auto insurance, that insurance money must be exhausted first before you receive benefits from the Victims Compensation Fund. Otherwise, it must be paid back. For more details, order my FREE book on California Drunk Driving Accidents.

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  • Why I Wrote my FREE California Drunk Driving Accident Book for Victims
    Description: The San Diego California Drunk Driving & Accident Law Firm headed by trial lawyer Mark C. Blane that offers FREE Legal Help Books to anyone BEFORE they speak...
  • Fatal San Diego Drunk Driving Car Accident Goes to Jury Trial
    Description: A San Diego area man's "I don't care" attitude led him to drive while intoxicated which caused a chain-reaction accident that killed a retiree, a prosecutor said Wednesday, January 19, 2011, but a defense lawyer said his client was unconscious at the time of the crash and should be acquitted as a result. In the closing argument in the trial of Anthony Guarino, Deputy District Attorney Chandelle Konstanzer said the 57-year-old defendant admitted he was impaired when he left a bar after drinking in National City, California.

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  • My Legal Disclaimer on my California Drunk Driving Book for Accident Victims!

    Description: I wrote my FREE book for California drunk driving accident victims. The following represents my disclaimer on the information I present: The information...

  • California's DUI |Drunk Driving| Laws that help Society Preventing Injuries & Auto Accidents

    Description: Driving under the influence (DUI) is one of the biggest road safety problems in the United States alone; it is also a choice irresponsible persons make which means it is a preventable problem. According to a recent survey conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), more than 30 percent of 35,000 people who died in car accidents last year were involved in alcohol-related crashes. This is a staggering statistic, and one that should be taught in the schools at an early age. With this alarming finding, traffic experts estimate that 36 people are killed by drunk drivers every day in this country.

  • Fewer San Diego California DUI Accidents this past 4th of July 2009

    Description: Get San Diego Drunk Driving Accident Attorney Mark C. Blane's FREE legal book for Victims of Drunk Driving Accidents | Call him at (619) 813-7955

  • Drunk Driving Car Accidents in California | Chula Vista Drunk Driving Injury Attorney

    Description: Chula Vista Drunk Driving Accident Lawyer: Drunk Driving Gets Big Prevention Programs in California Police authorities in California are coming down hard on intoxicated driving; and rightly so. The federal authorities ticked off The annual campaign against drunk driving in August 2010. The campaign is called: Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest. Law enforcement officers will be out in full force in all major California cities, conducting sobriety checkpoints and patrols in greater frequency. In fact, San Diego, California, according to one recent survey, had the most DUI arrests in the United States.

Web Resources for Drunk Driving (DUI) Car Accidents:

  • Bikers Against Drunk Drivers - BADD

    Description:

    This organization is better known as BADD, and they are a non-profit organization, founded in 1986.  Its mandate is to reduce the incidence of drunk driving and its consequences through promotion and awareness to the mainstream in malls, major events, annual tours and the media. It also aims to create an emergency fund for victims of drunk drivers while they await other compensation and/or where no other compensation is forthcoming.

  • MADD San Diego County

    Description:

    MADD's mission: to stop drunk driving, support the victims of this violent crime and prevent underage drinking.  This link is for the San Diego County chapter.

  • Mothers Against Drunk Driving - MADD

    Description:

    MADD was incorporated on September 5, 1980, the mission or purposes of MADD as stated in its Articles of Incorporation were “To aid the victims of crimes performed by individuals driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, to aid the families of such victims and to increase public awareness of the problem of drinking and drugged driving." In 1984, MADD changed its name from Mothers Against Drunk Drivers to Mothers Against Drunk Driving. This carefully considered change was made because MADD is opposed to the criminal act of drunk driving, not individuals. MADD also updated its mission statement to “Mothers Against Drunk Driving provides grassroots leadership to create major social change in the attitude and behavior of Americans toward drunk driving."

  • Remove Intoxicated Drivers

    Description:

    Remove Intoxicated Drivers (RID) is one of the oldest national organization in the United States fighting alcohol impaired and drunk driving (DUI and DWI) on the freeways and roadways of America. Established in 1978 by Ms. Doris Aiken, the group's mission is to reduce alcohol impaired driving, advocate for victims, promote tough anti-DUI/DWI laws, reduce underage drinking, and serve as a watchdog for effective law enforcement of anti-drunken driving laws.

  • Students Against Drunk Driving - SADD

    Description:

    Originally, the mission of the SADD chapter was to help young people say "No" to drinking and driving. Today, the mission has expanded. Students have told us that positive peer pressure, role modeling and environmental strategies can prevent other destructive decisions and set a healthier, safer course for their lives. And that is why SADD has become a peer-to-peer education, prevention, and activism organization dedicated to preventing destructive decisions, particularly underage drinking, other drug use, risky and impaired driving, teen violence, and teen suicide.


     


    SADD's Mission:


    To provide students with the best prevention tools possible to deal with the issues of underage drinking, other drug use, impaired driving and other destructive decisions.

     

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