Passenger with Drunk Driver Can Bring Claim, Process Complex
10/26/2007
Early Sunday morning a driver, suspected to be intoxicated and possibly under the influence of drugs, caused an accident on Interstate 5 in Seattle that injured three people.
The driver, driving a 1992 Honda Prelude, hit the guardrail, spun out and then returned to the northbound lanes where another car hit his car at a right angle.
The three injured persons were transported to Harboview Medical Center. None of the injuries were life-threatening.
Have you been the victim of a drunk driver? If so, consider contacting an attorney today.
The 22-year-old driver has been arrested and is under armed guard at Harborview. Troopers are investigating him for vehicular assault, driving under the influence and violation of an ignition lock. While comparative fault can be assessed against you for riding with an intoxicated driver, it does not prevent you from filing a claim. Allocation of fault between an intoxicated driver, that driver's passenger and a third-party is complex. Because of this, claims of this nature (and, we believe, claims of any nature)should not be negotiated by injured persons without the assistance of an attorney.
