Personal Injury Q and A

Pasqual Marian, 42, was killed in a Long Beach car accident, which police report, was caused by a driver who was under the influence of alcohol.

When it comes to being charged with driving under the influence, you may not understand why hiring an experienced Indiana DUI lawyer is in your best interest. It seems like a minor offense, but is in fact a criminal offense punishable by several things, including stiff fines, imprisonment and loss of your driving privileges. Unfortunately, many people choose to hire the first attorney they come across, which can be a grave mistake.

Those who have been charged with driving under the influence often have no idea how serious the charges really are. A compassionate Kansas City DUI lawyer can explain all of the details, so that you know what you are up against.

An 18-year-old passenger identified as Luis Camacho sustained fatal injuries in what officials say was a DUI collision in Porterville the evening of August 23, 2010. The Porterville Recorder reports that the fatal crash happened at the intersection of Avenue 228 and Road 36 when the 18-year-old Victor Anguiano, driving a Chevy Astro van, ran a stop sign and broadsided a truck driven by Valentin Ramirez, 37.

At least two people were injured in a DUI collision the night of July 8, 2010 in Glenn County, the Chico Enterprise Record reports. California Highway Patrol officials say the injury crash occurred on Highway 32, when 23-year-old Jacob Michael Peterson who was driving west in a 1997 Nissan Altima tried to make a U-turn ahead of a 2002 Chevy pickup truck.

A man was arrested after a DUI collision in San Bernardino, which officials say, was caused by a driver who was under the influence of inhalants, the night of May 18, 2010.

Four people were injured in a Portland car accident the morning of March 24, 2010, after a suspected drunk driver crossed over in to opposing lanes of traffic and struck another vehicle.

Two vehicles collided in a San Francisco car accident on March 17, 2010, resulting in serious injuries to 51-year-old George Carillo, the Bay City News reports.

George Carillo, 51, sustained major injuries in a San Francisco car accident after his vehicle was struck at a street intersection, early morning on March 17, 2010, by a suspected drunk driver.

Three people were injured in a San Diego car accident caused by a suspected drunk driver the afternoon of March 12, 2010, The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.