New York DUI Car Crashes Cause Significant Injuries
Three serious injury-causing driving while intoxicated (DWI) car accidents in New York State have helped shine the limelight on DWI laws in the state. According to this news report, New York State ranks well when it comes to tough DWI laws, which experts say, are sufficient to curb the problem of drunk driving. However, enforcing those laws to prevent drunk driving accidents in NY is a different issue, they say.
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) ranks New York State 13th in the nation for stringent DUI laws. But, group representatives say they would like to see a better utilization of the ignition interlock devices. Convicted drunk drivers are required to blow into the machines in order to start their vehicles. Several critics also say New York does not have mandatory jail time for DWI convictions, even if it involves repeat offenders. Jail time is only an option for judges to decide during sentencing in DUI cases.
Drunk driving laws must be strictly enforced for them to be effective and deter New York State residents from getting behind the wheel while intoxicated. If you have been seriously injured by a drunk driver, there are also laws in place that give you rights as a victim to claim compensation to cover medical expenses, lost wages and other injury-related costs. If you or a loved one is injured in a DUI car accident, please call the New York car accident lawyers at Wingate, Russotti & Shapiro for a free and comprehensive consultation and case evaluation.
