After suffering a debilitating injury in an automobile accident involving a drunken driver, many times victims and their families wonder what went wrong. They wonder why someone would drive drunk and put the lives of everyone around them, and even themselves, at risk. Though the news is constantly filled with such stories, nevertheless people continue to drive drunk. Often these drunk drivers have been out drinking at various restaurants, bars, and clubs. In such cases, these alcohol-serving establishments may actually share part of the liability for any serious automobile accidents which result.
Restaurants, bars, and clubs have a responsibility to deny service to patrons who appear to be drunk or overly intoxicated. But, as many of these establishments earn a significant portion of their revenue through alcohol sales, it is safe to assume that too many of them look the other way when serving patrons who have already had too much to drink. There is a well-established legal history of victims of these patrons, who were served excess amounts of alcohol and then went on to cause serious car accidents, filing suit against such alcohol-serving establishments.
If you have been injured in an automobile accident involving a drunk driver, you may be entitled to compensation from any alcohol serving establishments which neglected its duty to cut the patron off after they’d had too much to drink. Call the accident attorneys at Danbury accident attorneys – Hastings, Cohan & Walsh, LLP now for an immediate consultation.
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