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Are Drivers Who are High Safer Than Those Who are Drunk?

By Dallas Personal Injury Attorney on May 1, 2015

As more states are legalizing the use of marijuana, the question has come up: “Is driving while high as dangerous as driving while drunk?” It is a valid question and one that certainly deserves an answer in light of the frequent drug usage throughout the country.

Recent studies have addressed this very issue by attempting to calculate the risk level of driving under the influence of drugs. The results indicate that drunk driving is still much more dangerous than driving while high. Even still, driving under the influence of drugs is by no means risk-free.

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ATV Accident Causes Wrongful Death

By Dallas Personal Injury Attorney on August 9, 2012

On the evening of July 21, 2012, a 22-year-old woman, Kayla Breann Lilley, was killed in an ATV accident in Cameron, West Virginia. The accident happened while she was riding on the back of an all-terrain vehicle that was being driven by 23-year old Casey Hill, near the community of Adaline. 911 dispatchers received a call around 6:30 p.m., and were told that a serious accident involving a male and female rider had taken place. Upon arrival, Chief Deputy Kevin Cecil found that the "ATV had rolled over several times, going about 30 feet over an embankment," and had subsequently pinned the female victim underneath the heavy vehicle.

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