According to local reports two children and a mother were injured following a single-vehicle accident in Hephzibah Georgia. The accident occurred late Sunday night September 11 when police say 27-year-old Chasity Weston was driving drunk with her two children in the car. The vehicle she was driving ran off a highway and flipped several times ejecting the two children from the car. Both children are recovering in a local hospital from injuries sustained in the wreck.
A year ago Weston was charged with DUI reckless driving and child endangerment.
Commentary
Drunk driving is a horrendous action but to make the choice to drink and drive with your children in the vehicle is deplorable. While a third party investigation is needed to shore up liability if the woman was indeed intoxicated she could face personal injury claims presumably filed by the father or nearest relative.
A claim of this nature would need to arise from someone close to the children who can prove the womans duty to reasonably protect the children on the roadways was breached by this driving. Medical costs pain and suffering and future disability caused from this accident are all damages that could be claimed. Irrespective of my analysis something needs to be done to stop this drunken driving.
Texas Personal Injury Attorney Michael Grossman
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