This Houston car crash attorney was hoping to see strong positive results after all of the high profile campaigning by public safety organizations and nonprofits against drinking and driving during the holiday season. I expected that the staunch application of the Texas “no refusal” program might succeed where public service messages might fail.
But Christmas day brought news of yet another drunken driver slamming his vehicle right into a Houston police car. I’ve written before about the odd frequency with which drunken drivers drive right into police vehicles. It’s like there’s a DWI driver homing signal or something. I guess it just surprises me that they drive right into marked patrol cars. It probably shouldn’t.
I was also just reading a piece by the Montgomery County Police Reporter mentioning that in just 3 days, 30 DWI drivers had been booked in towns north of Houston. I haven’t seen the numbers yet for Houston itself. But the drunken driving accident mentioned in the preceding paragraph speaks for itself.
Drunken drivers evidently weren’t deterred by the various campaigns against drunken driving. They haven’t been deterred by increased penalties in Texas for drunken driving. Apprehending drunken drivers and keeping them behind bars and off the streets might be the only solution for the problem of drunken driving in our Houston area.
The holiday season magnifies the problem of drunken driving. More than the usual number of drivers indulge in too much Christmas cheer and then get behind the wheel. But the rest of the year is by no means free of the dangers of accidents caused by drunken drivers. Texas continues to lead the lead the nation in drunken driving fatalities.
If a drunken driver has injured you, you know the high costs of DWI accidents. And you probably need help coping with the heavy physical, emotional, and financial burdens the drunken driver’s crash has caused you.
Contact our Houston car crash attorneys for a free legal consultation about your accident. We’ve been helping the injured victims of drunken drivers to obtain just financial recoveries for their injuries for more than 12 years. Our experience and dedicated counsel could help you too. Call today, or contact us through our website. Let us help; it’s what we do.