Below are some statistics from the Virginia Department for Motor Vehicles concerning alcohol-related car accidents. The prevalence of alcohol related accidents involving minors is distressing and can be prevented. These alarming statistics emphasize that one should never drive while drunk or intoxicated. If you are a minor in the state of Virginia, the “Zero Tolerance” law applies, meaning any BAC over .00 is against the law. Moreover, it is important for parents to teach their children about the grave risk of drinking and then driving. For both minors and adults, driving while intoxicated is never worth the risk and can harm or ruin the lives of other.

Underage Drinking / Driving Statistics for Virginia 2007 2008
Total alcohol-related crashes 11,215 10,294
Drivers involved in alcohol-related crashes ages 15-20 1,237 1,154
Total alcohol-related fatal crashes 346 319
Teens ages 15-20 killed in alcohol-related crashes 43 51
Drivers involved in alcohol-related fatal crashes ages 15-20 19 22
Total alcohol-related personal injury crashes 5,125 5,043
Teens ages 15-20 injured in alcohol-related crashes 1,049 994
Teen drivers involved in alcohol-related personal injury crashes 559 581
Total alcohol-related property damage crashes 5,744 4,932
Teen drivers involved in alcohol-related property damage 659 551
Total persons convicted of DUI 28,787 31,469
Teens ages 15-20 convicted of DUI 2,209 2,224

Source: Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)

If you are the victim of an alcohol-related car accident, you are likely entitled to compensation beyond property damages, as you are not only the victim of property damages, but the injured party in a serious offense, drunk driving. Our experienced lawyers provide unyielding legal representation to make sure that drunk driving is prohibited both on the streets and in the courts. Lawyers at the Barrera Law Firm handle all alcohol-related and drunk driving accidents from those resulting in minor infractions to DUI and DWI offenses. As with all vehicle accidents and criminal cases, legal proceedings and driving laws can be dense and hard to manage without proper legal representation. It is very important, especially in alcohol-related vehicle accidents, that one gets the compensation one deserves. If you live in Arlington, Alexandria, Fairfax, Northern Virginia, Maryland, or Washington DC and you or a loved one has been injured in an alcohol related car accident please do not wait to contact the Barrera Law Firm. Let’s work together to keep drunk drivers off the streets and our children out of harms way.

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  3. Fairfax Car Accident Lawyers – Fairfax Car Accident Statistics
  4. Alexandria Car Accident Lawyers – Alexandria Car Accident Statistics
  5. TEEN DRIVERS

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