[09-10-2022] Kern County, CA – 17-Year-Old DUI Collision Killed One Person in Lamont

According to the California Highway Patrol, a DUI collision killed a 17-year-old teen in Lamont Saturday, September 10, 2022.

The crash occurred Saturday afternoon into a canal on Panama Road, east of Habecker Road in Lamont.

CHP says that the deputies went to the scene of a crash involving four teenagers in an off-road vehicle called a Polaris RZR.

When they got there, the county coroner’s office said they found Leslie O., who was 17 and from Lamont. Ochoa was taken to Kern Medical, but she died from her wounds.

Officers think that the 17-year-old boy driving the off-road vehicle was going too fast and crashed into a concrete ditch, an underground tunnel used to drain water or carry a stream.

The CHP says that the driver and two female passengers, ages 17 and 14, were seriously hurt. A 13-year-old girl, the third passenger, was hurt moderately.

All the people involved are from Lamont, and they all got care at the same hospital. The driver was put in jail.

Officers said that alcohol seems to have played a role in the accident, which is still being looked into.

DUI Accident Statistics

Everyone has the right to travel on safe roads. When drivers are drunk, they put other people’s lives in danger. People can’t drive drunk anywhere in the country because of strict rules.

To be careless is to drive while under the influence of alcohol or other drugs. When a driver drinks alcohol and gets behind the wheel, they endanger everyone else’s lives.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says that about 10,000 people die yearly from drunk driving accidents. There is a link between being drunk and fatal car accidents. Drugs and alcohol are responsible for about 18% of all deadly crashes.

Every year, more than 2,000 people die, and more than 30,000 are hurt in car accidents in California that were caused by drugs or alcohol. Blood alcohol content (BAC) rules for DUI and DWI (driving while intoxicated) in the state depend on the driver’s age and the type of vehicle.

Drunk drivers often can’t see well, make good decisions, or act correctly in situations that could be dangerous. Drunk drivers pose a serious threat to public safety on California’s most dangerous stretches of road because their senses and minds aren’t working as well when dealing with these difficult road obstacles.

Kern County DUI Accident Lawyers for Injured Victims

People who have been hit by cars while walking rarely get better quickly and can go back to their everyday lives. Because of this, California’s injury law protects you if you are ever hit by a car.

If the driver was careless and caused the accident that hurt you, you may be able to file a lawsuit against them for personal injury. People who are injured in these kinds of accidents often have to deal with problems like lost wages, long recovery times, and high medical bills.

At Arash Law, our Kern County DUI accident lawyers are strong and persuasive advocates for people who have been hurt in accidents caused by drunk drivers. When drunk drivers get behind the wheel, they have to deal with the consequences of their actions. When someone drives drunk and causes an accident, they should be held responsible.

Our legal team works hard to ensure that our clients get the most money possible from their settlements. This will help them pay their medical bills and care for their families. If you or someone you care about was hurt in an accident caused by a drunk driver in California, please don’t wait to call our legal team at (888) 488-1391.