[04-17-2022] Tulare County, CA – 36-Year-Old Man Killed in Fatal DUI Crash in Visalia

A 36-year-old man was killed in a head-on collision on Highway 99 near Visalia early Sunday, April 17, 2022.

The California Highway Patrol received a call around 4:15 a.m. on Highway 99, just south of Betty Dr.

The call was reportedly about a wrong-way driver near highways 198 and 99.

Officers arrived on the scene to find a two-car accident on Highway 99, just south of Betty Dr.

According to investigators, Jose C., 30, was driving northbound in the southbound lanes of Highway 99 when he collided head-on with a Nissan traveling southbound.

Cabrera was airlifted to Kaweah Health Medical Center with serious injuries, but the Nissan’s 36-year-old driver died on the scene.

According to the CHP, alcohol appears to have played a role in the fatal accident.

Highway 99 was closed for about 2 hours.

The fatal crash remains under investigation

Fatal DUI Accident Statistics

Driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol is extremely dangerous. They run the risk of endangering not only themselves but also other drivers.

There are long-term and devastating consequences for those involved in drunk driving accidents. Although it is unfortunate, the number of drunk driving incidents in the United States has steadily increased over the past several decades.

According to NHTSA figures, drunk-driving accidents kill an average of 30 people per day in the United States. Alcoholic drivers are responsible for nearly a quarter of all traffic-related deaths in the US.

Drunk driving was responsible for nearly a quarter of all traffic fatalities in the United States in 2016. In 2016, 17 percent of all fatalities involving children under the age of 14 were caused by alcohol and driving.

According to Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), more than 1,000 people were killed in California last year because of drunk driving-related accidents. Drunk driving has resulted in the death or injury of hundreds of thousands of people.

Tulare County DUI Accident Lawyers for Victims

All efforts should be made to assist those who have been injured or killed as a result of drunk driving accidents. It is in the best interests of injured victims to gather and present evidence that shows the drunk driver is solely to blame for the accident.

Additional defendants may have been responsible for a drunk driving accident, for example. Any and all options for monetary compensation should be thoroughly investigated and evaluated for those who have been hurt or killed in a California DUI accident.

Our Tulare County DUI accident lawyers at Arash Law will thoroughly investigate all possible compensation avenues for our client’s damages. Intoxicated drivers should be held accountable for their actions, and they should be punished accordingly.

The primary objective of Arash Law’s practice is to recover as much money as possible for medical bills and to support families.

If a drunk driver in California has injured you or a loved one, we urge you to get in touch with our legal team right away. Call us at (888) 488-1391 or use our online contact form to get in touch with Arash Law.