According to the San Jose Mercury News, a 62-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of DUI after she was involved in two hit and run drunk driving accidents minutes apart. First, she injured two people while backing out of a parking space. She hit two different parked cars, pinning one man between the cars and injuring another woman who was sitting inside. The man sustained serious, non-life threatening injuries and was taken to Stanford Hospital.

According to the San Jose Mercury News, a 62-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of DUI after she was involved in two hit and run drunk driving accidents minutes apart. First, she injured two people while backing out of a parking space. She hit two different parked cars, pinning one man between the cars and injuring another woman who was sitting inside. The man sustained serious, non-life threatening injuries and was taken to Stanford Hospital.

In California and throughout the United States, drunk driving remains the leading cause of auto accidents causing injuries and fatalities.

Here, the extent of the man's injuries are unknown but will undoubtedly create medical expenses, possible rehabilitation and lost time at work, pain and suffering, and significant inconvenience.

Victims of drunk driving may be able to obtain compensation for these damages.

For more information, or if you have been injured as the result of a drunk driving car accident, contact the Law Offices of Frederick J. Sette, dedicated to helping California's injured for more than 15 years.

Reports indicate that fewer car accidents and truck accidents occurred this past Thanksgiving weekend, although California DUI arrests were up. California Highway Patrol (CHP) attributes the decline in accidents to an increased police presence. The Northern division of the CHP, which includes Mt. Shasta, Crescent City and Yreka reported no fatal collisions. In Colusa County, only one major injury accident was reported.

The CHP Valley Division, including Sacramento, mounted a similar crackdown over Thanksgiving, aimed at reducing drunk-driving accidents.

In the United States drunk driving is the leading cause of car accidents, followed by distracted driving. The lives of victims injured as the result of others negligence may change in an instant, often facing lifelong medical costs, physical pain and loss of enjoyment of life. Whether the increased police presence, or the growing awareness of distracted driving and serious risks of drinking and driving, fewer accidents and fewer DUIs is good news for all California drivers and passengers.

For more information, or if you have been injured in a California car accident, contact the Law Office of Frederick J. Sette, helping the injured for more than 15 years.