Get An Aggressive Drunk Truck Driver Lawyer to Fight For You and Your Family
By Nicholas Testa on 2019/06/04 23:04:50
Driving while intoxicated is a self-centered thing to do as it puts the lives of families at risk and jeopardizes the safety of motorists and pedestrians. Inebriated driving leads to grave collisions that are avoidable as an individual chooses to drink and drive and by choosing to drive while intoxicated that person makes a conscious decision to get behind the steering wheel of an 80,000-pound steel vehicle that becomes weaponized due to their impairment. A Texas, Louisiana, and Florida semi-truck collision can instantly destroy a car and the lives of anyone in it.
To secure maximum compensation that you and your family deserve you should speak with a dedicated and diligent 18-wheeler attorney. The Texas, Louisiana, and Florida auto accident attorneys at The Testa Law Group are skillful and knowledgeable in representing Texas, Louisiana, and Florida 18-wheeler injury victims. The Testa Law Group will help you and your family repair and recuperate from your injuries after suffering injuries due to an intoxicated truck driver. Call The Testa Law Group to speak with a skilled drunk truck driver lawyer by calling 877-780-9052 for a free consultation.
Driving While Intoxicated
Alcohol is the most prominent intoxicating substance when dealing with commercial truck drivers driving under the influence or while impaired. Alcohol can result in devastating accidents as alcohols work to increase a driver’s reaction time, numbs the senses, and impairs judgment. It is illegal to drive in Texas, Louisiana, and Florida to drive a vehicle with a blood alcohol content level of .08 or higher. On that point, in Texas, increased penalties often result when a person’s blood alcohol content is over .15. Alcohol is not the only dangerous substance that can cause disastrous accidents, but drugs are also an unmistakably hazardous substance for truck drivers to entertain before driving or while driving. It is also illegal and dangerous for commercial truck drivers to take drugs even outside of work hours.
Driving Under the Influence of Drugs Causing Drowsiness
Prescription medication, even when exercised according to doctor’s directions, can create drowsiness, sometimes to the point where reaction time and judgment are diminished. Simply because a medication is authorized and prescribed, does not indicate it is safe to drive while under its power. In some cases, truck drivers may believe that they can resist the effects of prescription drug drowsiness or faithfully believe that they will not be affected by the drug enough to cause drowsiness. Sadly, when they find out that they cannot resist the drowsiness effects and are influenced by the medication – it is too late.
Texas, Louisiana, and Florida Truck Company Accountability
Although trucking companies exercise precautions to reduce the chance of drivers operating a commercial vehicle while under the influence of drugs or alcohol, they are conclusively still bound for the truck drivers’ actions. Most organizations have rules that forbid the hiring of truck drivers who have a driving under the influence conviction but, nevertheless, some companies desperate for profits will hire drivers after ten years has elapsed. Although this narrows the plausibility of hiring a driver who is predisposed to impaired driving, it does not reduce the chances are go far enough to prevent former offenders from driving heavy and massive freight vehicles.
Blood Alcohol Content
The rules for truckers are sterner than they are for regular drivers. The legal limit for blood alcohol content for a commercial truck drive is .04, which is half the limit for other drivers. A commercial truck driver that is convicted of driving under the influence in Texas, Louisiana, or Florida forfeits their commercial trucking license for at least one year following a first-time offense and forever following that. These stringent rules make driving under the influence an irregularity in commercial trucking. However, that does not make life following a DUI truck collision any more peaceful for damaged victims.
Get Justice By Hiring A Tough Drunk Truck Driver Lawyer to Fight For You and Your Family
At the Testa Law Group, an experienced drunk truck driver lawyer will recognize that if you or a loved one were severely injured in a DUI truck accident, you and your family are feeling frustrated, helpless, depressed, and angry. The personal injury lawyers at the Testa Law Group are devoted to ensuring that every single injured person and their family has a fair shot at a bright and healthy future. Thus, if a person or organization is negligent, careless, or reckless and, as a result, you or a loved one are harmed, then we will do what it takes to hold that party accountable. Let the Testa Law Group fight for you to get the compensation that you and your family deserves. Contact us for a free consultation with an experienced drunk truck driver lawyer by calling 877-780-9052.
