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One injured in Richland DUI truck collision

Story Highlights:

• One injured in Richland accident
• Truck accident caused by DUI
  

Date: August 28, 2011, 08/28/2011

Location: Richland, Benton County, Washington

Type: Truck accident

Outcome: One injured

One person was injured in a truck accident near Richland early Sunday morning.

While driving eastbound on Interstate 182 just before 7:30 a.m. a 50-year-old man in a truck carrying a trailer of corn left the highway, traveling through the median, before tipping over on its side spilling its load.

The truck was totaled and the driver was taken to Kadlec Regional Medical Center for treatment of his injuries before being arrested and taken to jail on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.

Richland Fatal Accident Statistics for 2009

• Fatal accident count: 1
• Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
• Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
• Fatalities: 1
• Persons involved in fatal accidents: 6
• Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

Drunk Driving Accident Statistics

In Washington State, 54% of all fatal motor vehicle crashes involve a driver that was under the influence of alcohol.  In 2009 265 people in Washington State lost their lives in drunk driving crashes.  In Washingon State there is a sharp increase in the number of drunk driving incidents near major holidays.

Drunk driving is one of the leading causes of motor vehicle collisions. According to Mothers Against Drunk Driving, 16,694 people were killed in alcohol-related crashes in the United States in 2004. This figure represents 39% of all traffic incident deaths. In fact, more than 500,000 Americans are injured annually in drunken driving crashes.

In 2008, 255 people in Washington State lost their lives in fatal alcohol related motor vehicle collisions.  One hundred eighty-two (182) of those accidents involved a drunk driver whose blood alcohol concentration (BAC) was 0.08 or higher.  In Washington State, 34% of all fatal motor vehicle crashes involve a driver that was under the influence of alcohol.

Driving under the influence

A person is guilty of driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug if the person drives a vehicle within this state:
(a) And the person has, within two hours after driving, an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or higher as shown by analysis of the person's breath or blood made under RCW 46.61.506; or
(b) While the person is under the influence of or affected by intoxicating liquor or any drug;
(c) While the person is under the combined influence of or affected by intoxicating liquor and any drug.

Seattle Drunk Driving Accident Attorneys

We Only Represent Victims of Drunk Drivers. Not DUI Offenders. The drunk driving victim lawyers at Davis Law Group have experience dealing with collisions that were caused by someone who was under the influence of alcohol. If you have been injured or a loved one has been killed due to drunk driving crash Seattle attorney Christopher Davis has a team of dedicated and experienced lawyers th at will fight for the highest possible compensation for you.