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Have a Safe and Happy Fourth of July

Posted by: James Gitkin
July 04, 2008
Topic: Auto Accidents

The Fourth of July is a great holiday, especially when it comes on a Friday like this year.  We all get a nice long weekend, and we can spend our Friday with our families and friends bar-b-que-ing at a party, watching fireworks and enjoying the day.  Almost every Fourth of July party involves some amount of alcohol (and there is nothing wrong with that).  Many people like to enjoy a nice, cold beer at their July 4th parties.  We all know where the problems comes though - making that awful decision that you're sober enough and getting behind the wheel of your car.  As a lawyer in South Florida practicing personal injury law, I have handled far too many auto accident cases, and many of them have involved a driver that was intoxicated.  In one of my cases, a drunk driver hit my clients' car and took off; the car was ultimately found ditched at a gas station several miles down the road containing a case of beer and booze, with some of the containers opened.  Thankfully, my clients only suffered neck and back injuries that caused them pain and discomfort, but haven't completely derailed their ability to go to work and live their lives.  I have unfortunately also been a part of cases where victims have not been so lucky where the results are catastrophic.

 I don't mean to be the grim reaper on a nice day.  Everyone should enjoy the holiday and by all means have a beer or two to celebrate the occasion and the day off.  Just remember that getting behind the wheel of your car today after having anything to drink is an incredibly poor decision that could have terrible results for some unsuspecting people.  Take a cab, sleep it off, or just choose not to drink if you are definitely going to drive.  Be safe and have a wonderful Fourth of July!


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