Drunk Driving At Police Department

It was a weird week for drunk drivers in Kingsport Tennessee. First a Hit & Run driver slams into a house and flees and then a 58-year-old woman driver is arrested for DUI in the parking lot of the Kingsport Police Department after she almost ran over a pedestrian.

I know, you couldn’t make up this kind of thing. After nearly striking a pedestrian the driver parked her car sideways across two parking spaces. Police received a 911 about a drunk driver in the parking lot and when they approached her she admitted she had been drinking brandy and taking pills. She was taken to the hospital and submitted to a blood test and was arrested for DUI. Other charges are pending the investigation.

Drunk driving is one of America’s deadliest crimes. In Tennessee in 2008, 327 people were killed in crashes where the driver or motorcyclist had a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08 or higher. That is down from 377 people killed in 2007 with a BAC of .08 or higher. Over the 2008 Labor Day holiday, 12 people were killed in 10 fatal crashes on Tennessee roadways, down from 17 people killed on Tennessee roadways in 2007.

If you or someone you love has been hurt in a serious Tennessee car accident due to somebody else’s negligence, then you may be feeling angry, frightened, or even alone in your suffering.

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Thanks to a quick thinking motorist who was able to direct Franklin Tennessee police officers to the location of a  Hit & Run driver moments after he rammed into the rear-end of another vehicle and fled the scene.

Hit & Run drivers are, in my consideration, the worst kind of human being. Most H&R drivers are under the influence of alcohol, others have already run afoul of the law and have lost their driving privileges, yet they continue to get behind the wheel and ignore the rules.

That was the case here. When this guy was arrested for leaving the scene police found that he was DUI and driving on a suspended driver’s license and in possession of drug paraphernalia, along with other charges.

As with this guy many H&R drivers are trying to avoid detection because they don’t have insurance and they don’t want to face the responsibility for their actions. No matter which category they fall into they are the very worst type of person.

If you are the victim of a Nashville or Tennessee automobile accident we urge you to contact our Nashville car accident attorneys today for a free consultation. When you hire an auto accident attorney from Phillip Miller & Associates, you’re getting a qualified and dedicated lawyer. Details about our attorneys and staff can be found by viewing our website at www.seriousinjury.com where you can get to know the men and women who will be looking out for your best interest.

Hit & Run Driver

As an experienced Tennessee auto accident lawyer I’d like to add my voice to that of the Hamilton County Tennessee Sheriff’s Department and ask anyone with information on a heavy-set woman with short hair driving a Mercury to please contact the Sheriff’s Department and identify the woman. It appears that witnesses to a Hit & Run fatality gave that description of a driver who hit 48-year-old Terry Bailey was hit as he crossed Cummings Highway. The driver didn’t stop.

Hit & Run drivers are, in my consideration, the worst kind of human being. Most H&R drivers are under the influence of alcohol, others have already run afoul of the law and have lost their driving privileges, yet they continue to get behind the wheel and ignore the rules. Many H&R drivers are trying to avoid detection because they don’t have insurance and they don’t want to face the responsibility for their actions. No matter which category they fall into they are the very worst type of person, someone who will leave an injured or dying pedestrian lying in the street.

If you or a loved one is injured or killed by a drunk hit & run driver recovering damages for your loss can be a tricky proposition and you will need an experienced Nashville automobile accident attorney to help you protect your rights. At Phillip Miller & Associates we can help you.

Hit & Run Driver

To all of the readers of my blog “The Tennessee Auto Accident Attorney”, please take note: The Chattanooga Tennessee Police Department are looking for information leading to the arrest of a driver who caused a motorcycle fatality this past Sunday afternoon. The driver being sought was in a blue PT Cruiser that crossed the centerline and caused another driver to swerve to avoid hitting it and who then hit a motorcycle killing it’s rider.

Hit & Run drivers are, in my consideration, the worst kind of human being. Most H&R drivers are under the influence of alcohol, others have already run afoul of the law and have lost their driving privileges, yet they continue to get behind the wheel and ignore the rules.

Many H&R drivers are trying to avoid detection because they don’t have insurance and they don’t want to face the responsibility for their actions. No matter which category they fall into they are the very worst type of person, someone who will leave an injured or dying fellow human being lying in the street.

If you or someone you knows a person with a blue PT Cruiser ask them if they might be the one the police are looking for. If you suspect that you know the person contact the Chattanooga police department with your information.

If you or a loved one is injured or killed by a Hit & Run driver in a Tennessee automobile accident contact the experienced Nashville car crash lawyers at Phillip Miller & Associates and take advantage of a free consultation to determine how you want to proceed.

Hit & Run Drivers

In my many years as a Tennessee automobile accident lawyer I can tell you that Hit & Run drivers are, in my consideration, the worst kind of human being. Most H&R drivers are under the influence of alcohol, others have already run afoul of the law and have lost their driving privileges, yet they continue to get behind the wheel and ignore the rules.

Many H&R drivers are trying to avoid detection because they don’t have insurance and they don’t want to face the responsibility for their actions. No matter which category they fall into they are the very worst type of person, someone who will leave an injured or dying pedestrian lying in the street.

Reference and article today on the website of WBIR TV in Knoxville, reporting on the H&R killing in Harriman Tennessee, of 33-year-old Alicia Gilreath. Police are looking for a gray Ford pick-up truck with right side damage. The scumbag who was driving this truck, hit a woman hard enough to tear parts of the right side of his/her pickup and then left her lying in the street to die alone.

Tennessee is joined by 46 other states in making H&R a felony as it should be. If you or a loved one is injured or killed by a Tennessee hit & run driver, recovering damages for your loss can be a tricky proposition and you will need an experienced Nashville automobile accident attorney to help you protect your rights. At Phillip Miller & Associates we can help you.

Drunk Holiday Drivers

As an experienced Nashville automobile accident lawyer I have seen just about everything, or so I thought. Last night a Nashville Hit & Run driver, probably with a snout full of John Barleycorn, jumped the curb in the Lions Head area and wiped out 38 Christmas trees as well as the tent and equipment used to process them. Please believe me, I’m not trying to be flip or make a joke about this situation, it’s deadly serious. This time the drunk driver only caused property damage but all too often the drunk driver takes the life or lives of others.

Every day, 36 people in the United States die, and approximately 700 more are injured, in motor vehicle crashes that involve an alcohol-impaired driver. The annual cost of alcohol-related crashes totaled more than $51 billion. In 2006, 13,470 people died in alcohol-impaired driving crashes, accounting for nearly one-third (32%) of all traffic-related deaths in the United States. But there are effective measures that can help prevent injuries and deaths from alcohol-impaired driving.

Education through public service advertisements, especially during the Christmas Holiday, can have a lasting affect. The key to reducing the scourge of drunk driving is strong enforcement. The police and government cannot do this in a vacuum, it’s up to you and I to do out part. First of all, we should be the example and not drink when we are driving and not drive when we are drinking. As good citizens we should always be on the lookout for drunk drivers and when we see one we have a moral obligation to notify the authorites. In Nashville call 911 and in a rural areas of Tennessee we can call *847 and get the State Troopers on the job.

If you or a loved one is injured or killed in a Tennessee automobile accident caused by a drunk driver you owe it to your self to contact the experienced Nashville automobile accident attorney’s at Phillip Miller & Associates and take advantage of a free consultation to learn about your rights and remedies