This is a post from the Atlanta Tractor Trailer Accident Law Firm of Joseph P. McClelland. If you have been hurt by a drunk truck driver, then you need an attorney immediately to advise you of your rights. The following is a recent story involving a drunk driver. Had the driver been a truck driver, the case would carry even more value for several reasons. The first being a drunk driver is capable of killing someone. Second, a drunk truck driver can kill someone with even less of a mistake. Third, these guys are on the job and getting paid. That means that the company will be liable for their behavior, but if they knew about it, then they will be liable for additional reasons.
Two librarians died from a car accident involving a drunk driver. Drunk drivers only cause a small percentage of all car accidents, but their accidents are deadly. Always contact a car accident lawyer to represent you.
The driver of the car,Sandra Jacobson, was found guilty of drunk driving and vehicular homicide. One librarian killed was Kathleen Krasniewicz. The other librarian killed by the drunk driver was Kate McClelland. The fatal accident happended on the morning of January 27, 2009
When someone drinks and drives, they are putting everyone at risk. It is one thing to make a mistake, but these cases are almost intentional. They took the risk that they would be fine, but did not have any regard for you. These types of cases may allow for punitive damages. Because the other driver had no regard for your safety, it is like they looked at the consequences and said who cares. Punitive damages are on top of the other damages allowed in a personal injury case.
You can try to handle your own insurance company negotiations, but don’t. Do you know what your case is worth? Is that not why you came to this website right now? You are looking for information. I applaud that. But, you would not want me doing your job. Why? You took time to develop your skills and ability. It would take me time to get it down and even more time to be good at it. The same goes with my job. Let me do it, and do it well for you. I regularly negotiate personal injury and car accident claims in my office. I do them myself. I do not have a paralegal handle your case, I do. One call will not get you all, but that is just logical sense. If I only negotiated once, and took their first offer, I would stink. Plain and simple. It takes time to get to a proper settlement. Sometimes, it requires filing suit and proceeding with litigation. Because I can do this, and you cannot, why would they ever make you a non-insulting offer. You can’t do anything but complain. I will sue.
Georgia Personal Injury lawyer representing McDonough drunk driving accidents in Henry County, Griffin drunk driving accidents in Spalding County, Stockbridge drunk driving accidents in Henry County. We also represent North Georgia in the cities of Atlanta, Marietta, Buckhead, Midtown, Decatur, Lithonia, Stone Mountain, Jonesboro and Dekalb County, Fulton County, Clayton, Gwinnett County, Cobb County, Jasper County, Spalding County, Butts County and Bibb County, Georgia.
By: Georgia Attorney, Joseph P. McClelland