There may come a point while driving that you spot a person who appears intoxicated. Since this person is a danger to everyone on the road, it’s critical to leave as much space between your two vehicles as possible. While there is no surefire way to spot a drunk driver, there are a few signs that often point toward a person driving under the influence of alcohol: Tailgating Quick deceleration or acceleration Weaving and drifting Striking or almost striking an…

In many drunk driving accidents, the driver who gets behind the wheel while intoxicated thought it would be safe to drive. They considered it at the bar or restaurant, determined that they felt good enough to drive, and then started home. After the fact, it sounds like a terrible decision. If the driver causes an accident and then has a blood alcohol concentration of 0.16%, people will ask how they possibly could have thought that was safe. The driver may…

When driving your car on the interstate around the Denver area, you’ll typically find yourself surrounded by large commercial trucks. Sharing the road safely with these big rigs is paramount, but that doesn’t guarantee that a trucker won’t make a serious mistake that causes an accident. Here are six of the many causes of car-truck accidents: Drowsy driving. If a trucker is drowsy for any reason, e.g., too many consecutive hours on the road, the risk of falling asleep is…

Two of the leading causes of motor vehicle accidents have a lot more in common than it might seem at first. Impaired driving, also called drunk driving, has been an acknowledged scourge of safe roads for decades. Distracted driving has also been a consistent issue, but thanks to the rise of social media and mobile phones, it is now more prevalent and obvious than ever before. On the surface, both distracted driving and drunk driving may seem irresponsible but very…

A drunk driver swerves into your lane one night, as you’re driving home from a friend’s house. You flash your lights and try to move to the side of the road, but they don’t slow down and they don’t stop. Their car slams into yours, now fully in your lane and even on the shoulder. You pass out during the crash and wake up during the ambulance ride to the hospital. You find out pretty quickly that the other driver…