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On January 9, 2020, a runner was struck and killed by a speeding truck on Bayshore Boulevard in Tampa, Florida. Benjamin Douglas Ehas, 31, was arrested and charged with DUI manslaughter. The speed limit had been reduced in that stretch of Bayshore after a 2018 fatal pedestrian crash where a
Drunk driving fatalities account for 28 percent of all traffic-related deaths in the U.S. Many drunk driving-related crashes result in devastating injuries that can disrupt the lives of those in the vehicles and their families for a lifetime. Not always, but a person dies in a drunk driving accident in
States are struggling with the rise in cases of individuals driving stoned. There is not a National definition for marijuana-impaired driving and Law enforcement lacks tools to catch people driving high. Have the number of DUIs increased as a result of legalized marijuana? Car crashes in the first three states
According to the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility, there were 839 alcohol-impaired driving fatalities in Florida in 2017. Intoxicated drivers remain the biggest cause of traffic fatalities both in Florida and the U.S. Nearly 11,000 people, about one-third of the nation’s 37,000-plus traffic fatalities, died in 2016 and 2017 due
DRUNK DRIVING DEATHS ARE UP 1.7% IN US AND UP 6.7% IN FLORIDA We are sad to see that alcohol impaired driving fatalities (Drunk driving deaths) increased in the US by 1.7% from 2015 to 2016. Florida is even worse! According to NHTSA, DUI related fatalities are up 6.7% in Florida.
DRUNK DRIVING FATALITIES MAKE UP 28% OF TRAFFIC FATALITIES Overall alcohol related motor vehicle fatalities (i.e., DUI deaths) made up 28% of 2016 overall motor vehicle fatalities. This 28% of overall fatalities is the lowest percentage since 1982 when NHTSA started reporting alcohol data. However, alcohol impaired driving fatalities (Drunk driving deaths)
According to NHTSA, DUI related fatalities are up 6.7% in Florida. No more victims. No more excuses. Don’t Drink and Drive. Our firm proudly supports MADD and will continue supporting MADD until there are no more victims. Read the full NHTSA report at: https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/812456 If you have been injured by a
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