One of the most egregious causes of preventable death and injuries on the roadway is drunk driving. Despite the strict laws in Colorado and elsewhere, intoxicated drivers still get behind the wheel, causing 13,524 fatal accidents in 2022 alone, or about one death in the U.S. Every nine minutes.
Few life experiences are as terrifying as a serious car accident. It’s even more alarming when the driver responsible for the accident chose to drink and drive with devastating results to you and your family. Contact the Louisville, CO drunk driving accident attorneys for experienced legal counsel to help navigate this critical and complex accident claim.
By choosing Ciancio Ciancio Brown, P.C. as your Louisville, CO drunk driving accident lawyers, your case gains advantages such as the following:
We never charge injury victims up front, but instead, offer free consultations and contingency-based payment so you pay nothing until after we hand you your compensation.
All drivers on the road owe a duty of care to take reasonable actions to avoid causing injuries. This duty of care prohibits drivers from getting behind the wheel while drunk. Doing so and causing an accident with damages to the victim, like medical expenses and lost wages, leaves them liable for those damages.
A skilled Louisville, CO car accident lawyer gathers clear evidence of the driver’s liability and then carefully calculates the injury victim’s damages to recover the maximum compensation available to them.
Insurance adjusters for car insurance companies understand how vulnerable car accident victims are after a drunk driving accident. Even when it’s clear that their policyholder caused the accident, the insurance company may assign the injury victim a percentage of fault to lower the value of the injury victim’s claim before reaching out with a lowball settlement offer.
Under CO Code § 13-21-111, the law states the following:
“Contributory negligence shall not bar recovery in any action by any person or his legal representative to recover damages for negligence resulting in death or in injury to person or property, if such negligence was not as great as the negligence of the person against whom recovery is sought, but any damages allowed shall be diminished in proportion to the amount of negligence attributable to the person for whose injury, damage, or death recovery is made.”
Under this law, by claiming that an injury victim shared fault, the insurance company can reduce the amount of compensation they have to pay by subtracting the percentage of fault they assigned to the victim.
For instance, even if the drunk driver ran a red light, the insurer could claim that you were 20% at fault because you exceeded the speed limit by six miles per hour. This would reduce a $100,000 claim to $80,000. With an assertive Louisville, CO personal injury attorney from Ciancio Ciancio Brown, P.C. on your side, you’ll have protection against these and other unfair insurance company tactics.
A successful compensation claim against a drunk driver who caused an accident commonly results in recovering damages such as the following:
You don’t have to feel alone and overwhelmed after a serious car accident caused by a drunk driver’s reckless actions. Reach out to the experienced Louisville, CO drunk driving accident lawyers at Ciancio Ciancio Brown, P.C. for skilled legal counsel to obtain the largest possible settlement or court award for your damages.
