Victim of Car Wreck Due to Risky Driving? Claim Compensation

Risky driving is one of the main reasons for a car wreck. You could claim compensation if the car wreck happened due to no fault of yours and due to the risk of a driver driving another vehicle. Alcohol or drug consumption, distractions from driving, over speeding, drowsiness, etc are the main factors influencing risky driving. An awareness about risky driving and compensation claims will help you take the right steps immediately if you ever happen to be a victim of a car wreck. Here, you will be reading about the three forms of risky driving including drunk driving, drug-impaired driving, and distracted driving. 

Drunk Driving

Driving under the high influence of alcohol is known as drunk driving. Alcohol consumption affects the quick functioning of the brain, right thinking, and reasoning capability of a person and impedes muscle coordination. So how to measure the amount of alcohol in a body? Blood alcohol concentration, or BAC, is the measurement of the quantum of the alcohol in a certain volume of blood. BAC can be measured either using a device to measure the amount of alcohol in the driver’s breath or through a blood test. The risk of the car crash is more if BAC is 0.8gms of alcohol per deciliter (g/dl) of blood. Hence, it’s illegal to drive with BAC of 0.08 or higher; though lower levels can also affect driving ability. 

If the driver who caused the car wreck is found to be drunken, he may have to face the consequences like charges and penalties which may include revoking of driver’s license, fines, and imprisonment according to the severity of the accident. To claim the maximum compensation for all your expenses after the car wreck, you will need professional help immediately, the help of a well-experienced Attorney. 

Drug-Impaired Driving

It is also illegal to drive under the influence of any potential impairing drug. Such impairing drugs may be marijuana, opioids, methamphetamines, etc. Many of these drugs would either slow down the coordination process, judgment, and reaction time or make the person more aggressive and reckless, which leads to impaired driving. Impaired driving could also be under the influence of alcohol and/or some prescribed and over-the-counter medicines which causes extreme drowsiness, dizziness, etc. If you are a victim of a car wreck caused by another vehicle driver due to impaired driving, you will be able to recover maximum compensation, which depends upon many factors. A good, experienced attorney can help you in negotiations while claiming maximum compensation for all your expenses incurred.

Distracted Driving

A distracted driver drives a vehicle by paying more attention to any other activity than driving. The most common risky distracted driving behaviors are: 

• Texting messages while driving a car.
• Dialing a number using a cell phone.
• Looking after kids.
• Adjusting the control buttons of the navigation and entertainment system of the car.
• Eating, etc.

There are laws relating to distracted driving, especially in the usage of cell phones in many US states.

If you are a victim of a car wreck at Paragould, AR or at any other city in Arkansas, the Attorneys of Benson Law Firm are here to help you. The attorney from Benson Law Firm will investigate, document, prepare, and pursue your claim. We will pursue people and insurance companies so that they will be held accountable and responsible for your suffering, injuries, and damages. Having more than 24 years of professional experience in this field, Benson Law Firm will be able to use its resources and experience to help you get fairly and fully compensated to the maximum extent allowed by law. They will manage your case professionally and you can keep in touch with them with the developments and get relieved. Your guide and professional help is just a call away! Call (870) 236-1414 and visit https://bensonlaw.net/ to know more.