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My Daughter and I were in a car accident Monday night by a DRUNK DRIVER!?

  • Posted on January 3, 2010 at 6:07 pm

We were at a light and were talking about the light being red and stoping. She is almost three in July. Well about a few seconds later I heard scretching and saw the driver in my rear mirror coming at me and BOOM! Our van was totaled and the truck. He had a big chevy truck. The guy that hit us had no license, no ins, no english speaking and was under the influence of alchcohol. He had a open bear can in his cab.
Thank god my daughter and I made it! I hurt real bad all over, especially my neck. We were taken to the ER by ambulance and were checked out okay. I have a lawyer coming over tomorrow, but should I see a doctor before the lawyer comes? to have on record? Or does it matter, since they ER gave me a CAT scan? my daughter saw her doctor today and was fine. She also had a chest xray at the hosp. She is fine too. oh yes he was arrested and handcuffed but did not get a breath test. Do they do that at the station? I will call tomorrow to see if a report has been made yet?
How long does it take for the report? We are goining to join the M.A.D.D. organization.
How long does it take for the report? We are goining to join the M.A.D.D. organization.
I have good ins and uninsured motorist, but no GAP when I bought the van, the dealer does not offer it. I am stuck with 8,000 bucks that was upside down and no van. How can I pay this and get another van? I have a rental for free, but that only lasts for so long.

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Where can i find a free online sample invoice for a drunk driver accident?

  • Posted on January 3, 2010 at 4:36 pm

Helping my daughter with a homework assignment and cant find a sample invoice of as a bill for someone who has been involved in a drunk-driving accident as a driver.
1. repairing a car that has been totaled
2. increase in insurance rates
3. hospital expenses
4. funeral arrangements
5. jail fines (or fines for violation of law)

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Illinois Car Accident Lawyer – Preventing Teen Drunk Driving Tips

  • Posted on January 1, 2010 at 10:06 pm

Illinois car accident lawyers see it all the time. Families come into the office seeking revenge for the loss of their family member because of a teen that decided to drink and drive. Illinois injury lawyers will protect the injured, but also would like to avoid this tragic lawsuit in the first place.  

If you are the parent of a teen driver, you have likely given the speech about how they should never drink and drive. Sadly, your one speech is simply not enough to deter your teen from drinking and driving. Your child is at an age where peer pressure is very influential in his/her life, and your words are not as strong as the group of kids cheering your son or daughter on to binge drink.

Don’t make the mistake of thinking that your child would never drink and drive. It does not matter how “perfect” your child is or how popular your child is, it only takes that one time.  Just one talk is not going to do the trick. You need to develop a plan that will actually be instilled in their day to day life.  

Tips to help parents instill in their teens the dangers of drunk driving, and to help prevent the opportunity for teens to make that decision.

•    Never allow underage drinking. Some parents think that allowing them to do it at home will prevent them from drinking and driving. This is not only illegal, but will backfire.  

•    Always know exactly where your child is going and when he/she will be home.  

•    Know who your teen’s friends are and how they will be getting to where they are going.  

•    Set curfews and enforce them. Do not go to bed until your teen has walked through that door. When he/she does get home, talk with him/her to make sure there are not any signs of drinking, such as: slurred speech, problems focusing with the eyes, swaying, etc.

•    Don’t let your teen stay overnight with people you do not know.

•    Offer to pick up your teen if he/she ever feels he/she cannot drive.  

•    Nearly 50% of teens who die in car accidents are the passengers. Make sure your teen understands that no matter where he/she is that you will pick him/her up if the driver is drunk.

The most effective tool for preventing teen drunk driving, as well as any teen issue, is the relationship you have with your son or daughter. Start to develop a bond with your child from a very young age. This bond will help when he/she is faced with the pressures of his/her peers.  This is an ongoing process that must start early on in life.  

Illinois accident lawyers never want to have to defend a family that has lost a family member because a teen made that tragic decision to give into the peer pressures of life and get behind the wheel drunk. It is tragic for an Illinois car accident lawyer to have to file a case against a teen because he has made a split second decision that would affect the rest of his life and can end another person’s life.  

Start early and pay attention. Be involved in their lives and make rules that will be enforced.  There is no way to make the decision for them. All you can do as a parent is surround them with love and make them take responsibilities for their actions. This way they understand the consequences of drinking and driving.

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How am I supposed to deal with 14 year old daughter in drunk driving accident?

  • Posted on January 1, 2010 at 7:32 pm

About 4:00am last night I received a phone call from the police telling me my 14 year old daughter had been in an accident and was on her way to the hospital. A mother’s worst nightmare. My daughter snuck out with some boys and they were drinking. They rolled off the road from speeding down a curvy road and hit a tree. My daughter’s arm in now broken and she is badly injured. The other kids involved were 17, 15, and 13. The 15 year old was driving. She has always been such a smart young girl. Innocent and shy, until we moved to a different school. I don’t know what to do about this, or how I should go about punishing her. I am so disappointed and hurt. I don’t know what to do.
Why do children not understand the dangers of drinking and driving ?

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