A Fatal Accident in San Diego

On August 20, 2010, a fatal accident which took place at the intersection of Camino Del Norte and Carmel Mountain Road in San Diego resulted in the death of a 57 year old man Marc William Durham 10news reported. According to police the accident occurred due to a suspected drunk driver. The Durhma’s vehicle was said to be triggered a chain reaction where several other vehicles collided with each other. Investigation is still going on to know the exact cause of the crash. It would definitely be a hard time for the family of Marc William. Data released by California Highway Patrol’s 2008 State wide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS) around 34 fatalities occurred and 907 injuries took place due to DUI Collisions in San Diego. Countrywide figures revealed 104 people had died and 2,033 people were injured in alcohol related crashes. If convicted or arrested for DUI you should hire a local DUI attorney such as a dui attorney San Clemente for example. According to California drunk driving laws, it is prohibited to drive with alcohol content level of .08 percent or over in California. If a driver with whose act of driving a person is killed, the driver would be charged with vehicular manslaughter charges under California Penal Code Section 191.5(a). It is necessary for a victim’s family to hire San Diego personal injury lawyer who can help the families of deceased victims to file claims seeking compensation for wrongful death. Injured victims on the other hand can seek compensation for medical expenses, hospitalization, and physical therapy and other damages and losses they suffered during the course of the accidents.