Legal Matters
Presented by: Frank S. Buck, P.C. Personal Injury
School is out for the summer! Many families look forward to spending quality family time traveling for vacations and other family outings. The excitement of these activities often overshadows the dangers lurking on the roadways with other people who are celebrating summer too. There is an increase in drivers who drink and drive in the summer and around the holidays. Wrecks involving drunk drivers can cause catastrophic injuries and even death.
In the event you or one of your loved ones is injured or killed by a drunk driver, it is important to contact an experienced personal injury attorney immediately to ensure you and your family are protected. We can seek compensation from an auto insurance company or even a bar or restaurant where the driver had been drinking. Our law firm has been in practice for nearly fifty years, and we regularly handle car crashes involving drunk drivers.
There may be an instance where a drunk driver has no insurance that would pay for injuries. Unfortunately, even though the law in Alabama requires drivers to have auto insurance, we have many cases where a driver who caused a collision and injuries has no auto insurance. Many people in Alabama have liability auto insurance only, but mistakenly think they have full coverage. In order to protect yourself, it is important to check with your auto insurance agent and review your policy to ensure that you have full coverage, including uninsured motorist coverage.
Uninsured motorist coverage would kick in and pay for injuries in the event an uninsured drunk driver hits and injures or kills another person or people. Alabama law requires automobile insurance companies to automatically add uninsured motorist coverage to policies unless the insured specifically rejects the uninsured motorist coverage in writing. Please do not reject uninsured motorist coverage. Uninsured motorist coverage does not cost compared to its value in the event of a drunk driving wreck or any other wreck with injuries caused by an uninsured motorist. If you or your friends, relatives, or family members have been injured by a drunk driver or in any automobile or trucking collision that was caused by another person or were injured in another manner caused by another person, please contact our firm. We would love to start working for you.
-Rachel Buck, Frank S. Buck, P.C. Attorneys at Law have been offering professional legal services and serving Alabama citizens for over 48 years. We have experienced trial attorneys who have over 100 years of combined trial experience. You can reach us 24 hours a day at 205-933-7533. Please call us for a free consultation. Visit us at www.franksbuckpc.com.
