If You Have Been Injured in West Palm Beach, You Have Thousands of Questions Racing through Your Mind. Get Answers.

Q: Are drunk driving accidents different from other West Palm Beach car accidents?

A: Yes, in several important respects. In addition to completing, or at least considering, the investigation steps mentioned in Answer No. 1, close cooperation should be sought with law enforcement.

The police will have invaluable information, including blood alcohol readings and possibly "drunk" video and/or audio tapes.

In addition, there are investigations that the police will probably not undertake that the injured person's attorney should consider.

1. If the drunk driver is underage, was he or she served illegally at a bar?

2. If the drunk driver is underage, was he or she at a "house party" where the owners knew underage drinking was going on?

3. If the drunk driver was a "habitual drunkard", was he knowingly served at a bar?

In all the above cases, the law provides additional remedies against the provider of the alcohol, in addition to the action against the drunk driver.

In addition, drunk drivers can be responsible for punitive damages. These are damages designed by the law to punish the drunk driver, as the law views the act of voluntary intoxication as akin to an intentional act.