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10/4/2011
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One woman injured in Morton crash

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Date: October 2, 2011, 10/2/2011
Location: Morton, Lewis County, Washington
Type: Car accident
Outcome: One injured

A woman was injured in a collision near Morton on Sunday morning.

Around 1 a.m. a 37-year-old woman was driving west on State Route 508 when she lost control of her vehicle and struck a telephone pole, spinning her truck before it rolled onto its side.

The driver was taken to Centralia Providence Hospital for a head injury and was cited by Washington State Patrol for driving under the influence. 


Drunk Driving Accident Statistics

  • 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.  
  • 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. 

Driving Under the Influence (RCW 46.61.502)

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; or
     (c) While the person is under the combined influence of or affected by intoxicating liquor and any drug.

Seattle Drunk Driving Accident Victim Attorneys

We Only Represent Victims of Drunk Drivers.Not DUI Offenders. 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. 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. 


Category: Drunk Driving (DUI) Collisions



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