[03-17-2023] Alameda County, CA – Drunk Wrong-Way Driver Caused Multi-Vehicle Crash, Injuring Two People

Two people were injured following a multi-vehicle collision involving a DUI wrong-way driver in Oakland on Friday evening, March 17, 2023.

According to the California Highway Patrol, the three-vehicle crash occurred around 6:09 p.m. along Interstate 880 at the High Street off-ramp.

The officers learned of a driver reportedly traveling south on the freeway’s northbound lanes before causing a crash involving two other vehicles, the circumstances of which remain unclear.

The 45-year-old male wrong-way driver was detained for driving under the influence and transported to a nearby hospital in an unknown condition.

One of the other drivers sustained unspecified wounds and was sent to the hospital, while the third car driver was unharmed. Neither driver was identified.

Two of the highway’s lanes were blocked for roughly an hour, causing the traffic to back up past the Oakland Coliseum before all lanes reopened at about 7:15 p.m.

DUI Accident Statistics

In 2019, 10,142 persons died in the United States due to alcohol-related car accidents. There were 949 deaths in California that year due to drunk driving, or 2.4 deaths per every 100,000 people. Nationally, the rate was 3.1.

In the United States as a whole, drunk driving was a factor in 28.1% of all fatal accidents; in the Golden State of California, it was 26.3%, which is among the highest in all of the 50 states.

A second study shows that even while the deaths and number of incidents associated with drunk driving have reduced since the 1980s in the United States, thousands of drunk drivers are still causing problems in the roadway today.

In California, if you have a Blood Alcohol Concentration of 0.08 or greater, you will be arrested. Due to their impaired judgment and reaction time, drunk drivers endanger other drivers and pedestrians on the road.

What to Do After a DUI Accident

Don’t delay calling the authorities if you or a loved one were involved in a DUI car accident. When speaking with authorities or insurance companies, it is essential to be honest and to not make any assumptions. Although they are innocent, victims may feel they must apologize. The insurer will not make a payout if the victim acts in such a way.

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DUI Accident Lawyers for Victims in Alameda County

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