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Apr

Four People Injured in Posey County Crash with Drunk Driver

April 4, 2013

A head-on motor vehicle collision occurred this past week in Posey County, Indiana. Officials say they believe drugs or alcohol were a contributing factor in the crash that left four people with an Indiana DUI Injury.

The accident happened on Wednesday, March 27, at approximately 8:30 p.m. along State Route 62. According to an article from Channel 14 News, a 57-year-old man from Carmi, Indiana, was traveling eastbound along the road when he began to veer across the centerline and into oncoming traffic. He then collided with a vehicle carrying three passengers driven by a 19-year-old woman from Grayville, Illinois.

The impact of the collision knocked the man’s vehicle off to the side of the road where it bounced like a pinball between the guardrails for roughly 1,100 feet before coming to a halt.

The female driver and her three passengers were each taken by ambulance to a local trauma center, where they received treatment to their injuries and were released.

Meanwhile, the driver responsible for causing the crash was subjected to a blood alcohol screening. Investigators are awaiting the results of those tests and say charges are pending the outcome of the results.

The firm of Woods and Woods Injury Lawyers and their team of Evansville Personal Injury Attorneys are here to help if you have been hurt in a crash caused by an intoxicated driver.

Feb

Kentucky Looks to Eliminate Shock Probation for Some Drunk Drivers

Feb. 7, 2013

Shock probation is a term used to describe the practice of a judge sentencing a person to a short period of time behind bars, then the remainder of their sentence being suspended in favor of probation. The policy is commonplace in Kentucky, and many victims of Kentucky DUI Injury accidents are trying to eliminate it.

According to a story from WKYT News, House Bill 28, which was introduced by Representative Julie Adams, would bar a judge from issuing convicted drunk drivers shock probation if they were involved in an accident that claimed another person’s life, charged with reckless driving or charged with second-degree manslaughter combined with driving under the influence.

The bill was recently supported during a legislative committee session in Frankfort, Kentucky. Two mothers who lost their children to DUI-related crashes explained how the drunk drivers responsible for their losses only spent between two and eight months behind bars. They also argued that the loss of a life is worth more than that amount of time.

The only exception allowing a person to receive shock probation under the new law is if the accident victim’s next of kin asked the court to grant the shorter sentence.

The Kentucky Personal Injury Lawyers with Woods and Woods Injury Lawyers applaud efforts made by state lawmakers to keep motorists safe and drunk drivers off of the roads.

Nov

Indiana Law Enforcement Begins Holiday Highway Safety Campaign This Friday

Nov. 15, 2012

The Thanksgiving holiday is known for a notoriously high rate of Indiana Car Accidents resulting in injuries and fatalities. As a result, the Indiana State Police have announced they will begin their annual DWI and seat belt enforcement blitz this Friday.

The Journal Gazette reports that the Safe Family travel campaign aims to reduce the number of injuries caused by crashes on Indiana roadways in November. Last year, there were 476 alcohol-related accidents in the month of November in Indiana, resulting in five deaths and another 235 people being injured.

Furthermore, a lack of seat belt use was reported in another 415 accidents, contributing to 12 deaths and 476 injuries. Children tend to comprise a disturbingly high demographic among those in accidents without seat belts, with nearly 4,000 children being injured and another 38 being killed in these crash types in Indiana last year.

To combat this problem, more than 250 law enforcement agencies statewide will conduct educational sessions, as well as sobriety and seat belt checkpoints over the next 16 days.

The Evansville Personal Injury Lawyers at Woods and Woods Injury Lawyers would like to wish the law enforcement agencies involved in the program the best of luck with their campaign. The firm is hopeful they will succeed in taking drunk drivers off the road keeping travelers safe during the holiday.

Aug

School Zone Safety Vital as Children Head Back to School

Aug.16, 2012

With many children across the states of Indiana and Kentucky now heading back to school, it is vital to stress the importance of traffic safety around school zones.

Locally, school zone safety made the headlines after a 52-year-old man from Indiana was detained by deputies with the Posey County Sheriff’s Department after driving through a school zone at more than 80 mph while drunk.

Channel 14 News reports deputies clocked a vehicle traveling 83 mph along State Route 62, next to Marrs Elementary School at around 7:45 a.m. this morning. While the vehicle was stopped, officers noticed a smell of alcohol on the driver’s breath and found an open container of alcohol in the vehicle. The man was arrested after failing several field sobriety tests.

While no children suffered Indiana DUI Injuries from the drunk driver’s actions, there is little the intoxicated motorist could have done if a child traveled into the street near the school.

The Evansville Personal Injury Lawyers with Woods and Woods Injury Lawyers say teaching children to wait for a crossing guard’s signal before looking both ways twice when crossing the street can prevent accidents. If children ride the bus, tell them they should never stand in the road while waiting for the bus, and they should wait for the bus driver’s to signal them before crossing a street.

Apr

Kentucky Drunk Driver Facing More Charges Two Months After Crash

April 26, 2012

It was reported this morning that a second man has died as a result of a Spottsville, Kentucky, crash on Valentine’s Day. According to Channel 14 News, the accident happened on Highway 60 around 5:30 p.m.

Police say that a 58-year-old intoxicated driver was heading west along the highway when he veered off the road. The driver then overcorrected and jerked the vehicle into the oncoming lanes of traffic where it collided with a pickup truck nearly head-on.

The 23-year-old man driving the pickup truck died at the scene. The 56-year-old man who was a passenger in the drunk driver’s vehicle was critically injured and taken to St. Mary’s Hospital, where he died from complications stemming from his injuries just a little more than two-months after the crash.

While the intoxicated driver already faces driving under the influence charges stemming from the incident, the county attorney is working to determine if a murder charge of some kind can be brought against the man since the passenger who was in his vehicle died earlier this week.

The Kentucky DUI Injury Lawyers with Woods and Woods Injury Lawyers say that at current fatality rates, a person will die every 50 minutes from an alcohol-related crash, making up more than one-third of all traffic fatalities per year. Do your part to prevent these accidents by never getting behind the wheel of a car after consuming alcohol.

Mar

Two-Vehicle Indiana Crash That Injured Three Blamed On Alcohol

March 15, 2012

A two-vehicle accident in Newburgh, Indiana, is responsible for sending three people to the hospital. According to reports from WFIE 14 News, the collision occurred just before 1:00 a.m. Thursday on Sharon Road, near Rose Drive.

Deputies with the Warrick County Sheriff’s Department stated that alcohol may have been a factor in why a 52-year-old man sideswiped the vehicle of a 32-year-old woman. Deputies say the two vehicles were passing one another when the collision happened.

Both the female victim and her teenage child, who was a passenger in her vehicle, were injured and taken to St. Mary’s Medical Center to receive treatment. The allegedly intoxicated driver was also taken to St. Mary’s to be treated for internal injuries stemming from the accident.

Deputies say that charges against the drunken driver are pending the outcome of a full investigation into the crash. He could face charges of reckless driving or vehicular assault, as well as charges for driving under the influence of alcohol.

Statistics from the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA) show that one-third of all fatal accidents in the state of Indiana in 2009 were associated with alcohol.

With St. Patrick’s Day this coming Saturday, the Indiana DUI Accident Attorneys with Woods and Woods Injury Lawyers are asking that we all contribute to keeping the state’s highways safe over the holiday by refraining from getting behind the wheel if you have been drinking.

Feb

Two Injured and One Killed In Tragic Spottsville Crash

February 16, 2012

A 29-year-old firefighter, husband, and father of three was tragically killed in a two-car accident in Henderson County, Kentucky, Tuesday night. According to reports from Channel 14 News, the accident occurred around 5:30 PM on Highway 60 in Spottsville, Kentucky.

Reports from the Henderson County Sheriff’s Department indicate that two men were attempting to make a left turn out of a driveway along the highway when they pulled out in front of the victim’s pickup truck. Skid marks on the asphalt indicate the driver of the vehicle that was exiting the driveway overcorrected and struck the victim’s pickup truck head-on.

The 58-year-old driver and his 27-year-old passenger were seriously injured in the crash and were rushed to St. Mary’s Hospital, where they remain in serious condition. The driver of the pickup truck died at the scene.

The Henderson County Sherriff’s Department cannot confirm it yet, but did say that the 58-year-old driver may have been under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash. Sheriffs say that charges against the driver are pending the outcome of an investigation into the crash.

Statistics show that alcohol plays a role in as many as 50% off all crashes along highways in the United States.

The Kentucky Auto Accident Attorneys with Woods and Woods Injury Lawyers would like to send their thoughts to the families of all that were involved in this horrific crash.

Feb

Kentucky State Law Enforcement Has A Busy Month

February 2, 2012

Kentucky State Police have been quite successful in battling road dangers, such as speeding, lack of seat belts, and intoxicated drivers, that motorists face on the state’s highways for the past month. According to Channel 14 News, in January alone, 766 citations were issued to drivers and 44 impaired driving arrests were made.

In addition to those arrests and tickets 238 criminal arrests were made and a total of 2,100 citations were issued across seven counties. Other highlights included:

121 Seat belt citations
9 Child restraint citations
67 Traffic crashes investigated
189 Stranded motorists assisted
819 Responses to calls for service
50 Opened criminal cases

Only three lives were lost in fatal traffic accidents in the district in the month of January. A lack of seat belt use was reported as a contributing factor to deaths involved in two of the fatal crashes.

Law enforcement says that they credit the low number of fatalities to the high police presence on highways in the district over the past month. They hope that these numbers will help with increasing state funding for more campaigns in the area, with more patrols and sobriety checkpoints.

The Kentucky auto accident attorneys with Woods and Woods Injury Lawyers are thankful for all that area law enforcement does to keep our highways safe and can only encourage motorists to do their part in keeping the roads safe by slowing down and buckling up. If you have been injured in a car accident at no fault of your own, contact an experienced attorney today for a free initial consultation.

Jan

Eight Kentucky Cities Promote Walking And Biking To School

January 5, 2012

In an effort to get Kentucky’s children to participate in a more active lifestyle, the government has allocated more than $1 million to school systems in eight cities across the state to fund programs that will allow children to safely walk and bike to school. According to the Tristate Homepage, the program is called “Safe Routes To School” and is federally funded through the Department of Transportation (DOT).

The money will be available to each city for funding projects that will make biking and walking to school a safer option for children, such as: building better bike lanes, crosswalks near schools, and sponsoring programs that get parents and children to walk to school together.

The program is being heavily supported as children walking and biking to school is on a sharp and steady decline in the state through recent years. Research has shown that today, less than 15 percent of all students walk or ride the bus to school.

School districts in Henderson, Kentucky, have already said that they will use their share of the money ($200,000) to build a new bike and pedestrian path near Sand Lane.

The Kentucky auto accident attorneys with Woods and Woods Injury Lawyers are happy to see the state not only making an effort to help keep our children safe, but also teaching them healthier and greener alternatives to transportation. The firm applauds the program and hopes to see similar projects in the future.

Dec

Kentucky Man Charged With DUI And Murder After Crash

December 29, 2011

A 25-year-old Dawson Springs, Kentucky, man was charged today in connection with a drunk driving crash Tuesday morning that killed his friend. According to a press release by Kentucky state police, the man has been charged with murder, second offense DUI, leaving the scene of an accident, and failure to render aid/assistance.

State troopers stated in their report of the incident that the man was driving a Ford F-250 pickup truck southbound on KY672 at around 10:30 in the morning, when he lost control of the vehicle. The truck left the road on the passengers side and clipped a tree before spinning and coming to a halt.

Although the man was not injured in the accident, the passenger in the truck suffered major injuries. He was taken to Caldwell County Medical Center by ambulance, but died a short time after arrival.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says that drunk driving is the number one cause of fatal car accidents in the United States today. Their data shows that drunk driving killed 11,773 people in 2008. This accounts for roughly 32 percent of all traffic fatalities in the country that year.

The Kentucky DUI victim attorneys with Woods and Woods Injury Lawyers would like to take this opportunity to ask motorists to keep Kentucky’s roadways safe this New Year by not drinking and driving this upcoming holiday weekend.

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