INJURED BY A DRUNK DRIVER IN OHIO?

Drunk driving accidents have slightly increased within the last year according to http://www.statepatrol.ohio.gov/statistics/. So far this year, 2015 OVI enforcement numbers are at 23,506. Accidents involving people driving under the influence are a significant cause for vehicle crashed in Ohio. For example, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) reported that 27.4 percent of all vehicle crash fatalities in Ohio were caused by drunk driving in 2014. More than half (58 percent) of wrong-way drivers involved in crashes were found to be under the influence, according to a 2013 report from the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP)

FACTS

• OHIO
  2.2%
  report driving after
  drinking too much
• Around 17.5 percent of drivers involved in wrong-way crashes had multiple prior OVI convictions.
• The majority of wrong-way crashes in the nighttime hours were caused by drivers under the influence.
• About one in three traffic deaths
  in the United States involve a
  drunk driver

These are Ohio statistics on drunk drivers. Other statistics about drunk driving are just as frightening. For example, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that 30 people in the United States die every day as a result of drunk driving crashes, or one every 51 minutes. The financial cost of these accidents amounts to more than $59 billion.

Beyond the facts of Ohio drunk drivers, if you are injured by a drunk driver, Brown Law Office has the knowledge and experience with personal injury cases related to such circumstances. Call us at 330-601-0101 for more information on how we can help with your case.