Claims Against Drunk Drivers

Northern California DUI Accident Claims and Litigation

If you or anyone in your family has had the misfortune of suffering an injury in a drunk driving accident, contact the Law Office of David A. Asch for a free consultation about your legal rights to damages. We can advise you about the full range of your options in DUI accident claims, and you can decide whether to settle or compromise your case, or take the matter to trial. By working closely with you, Sacramento personal injury lawyer David Asch will help you determine what a positive outcome in your case will look like, and will work to help you achieve your objectives.

We help persons injured by drunk drivers in such cases as the following:

• Head on collisions
• Rear end accidents
• Hit and run accidents
• Pedestrian or bicycle accidents
• Accidents involving excessive speed or reckless driving charges

Punitive damages against the drunk driver can be available in certain DUI accident cases. Accident compensation attorney David Asch will make a careful analysis of the circumstances of your collision and the resulting injuries, and will make sure that you understand how your rights are supported or otherwise affected by the evidence we have to present. It is important to recognize that your ability to prove damages claims against a drunk driver does not necessarily depend on the outcome of any criminal DUI case against the motorist who caused the accident. Whether or not the driver is convicted of drunk driving charges, we can use the toxicology evidence as the basis of a civil claim without regard to the result of the criminal case.

We also develop the damages side of your case with care. We make sure that all components of your claim, including such elements of loss as post traumatic stress or closed head injuries, are investigated and presented for compensation whenever the evidence supports their inclusion.

California suspends the insurance requirement of Proposition 213, which states that in order to obtain money for pain and suffering the owner of the vehicle as well as the driver must have liability insurance. In DUI cases, the exception applies so that in addition to your medical bills and loss of earnings you can also receive money for pain and suffering.

Some clients pursue civil cases against drunk drivers even in cases involving minor injuries or vehicle damage, especially when the defendant avoids conviction on the criminal charge. Civil litigation for these clients represents a way to regain control by proving the fault of the drunk driver in court.

No matter what your goals might be in a DUI accident case, California personal injury lawyer David Asch can help you achieve them. Contact his office in Sacramento to schedule a free consultation about your claim.