Drunk Driving
Here’s an interesting email I received from Jonette in New Orleans: She was injured in an car accident when another driver ran a stop sign. Sounds simple, right? But Jonette was drunk at the time. Even though she had the right of way, and the other driver had the stop sign and was ticketed for that, Jonette was arrested for a DUI. The other driver claimed Jonette was speeding.
Under La. Law, Jonette’s intoxication would not affect her ability to collect damages against the other driver. BUT … how is she going to convince the judge or jury that she wasn’t speeding? She was impaired, and her testimony about how the accident happened will be of little value.
This shows that even though you’re right, you can still lose a case, and remember, no one has any sympathy for a drunk driver because drunk drivers kill people.
I turned down Jonette’s case. So there’s another reason to not drink and drive.
I’m atty Greg DiLeo, and this has been Your Legal Minute.
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