Drugged Driving
Teens die due to driving while drugged
More and more teens are losing their lives due to driving under the influence of marijuana. This is the stark fact which has been revealed by Columbia University. Researchers have uncovered that the number of fatal car accidents where the driver was high, due to having smoked marijuana, has actually tripled over the last ten years.
What is more, according to a survey by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, one in eight High school seniors actually admitted that they had gotten behind the wheel of a car having just smoked marijuana. The survey also showed in those fatal car crashes where the driver was drugged, in one in four incidents the driver was under the age of 25.
As more and more states look to be moving towards legalizing marijuana, more and more parents and grandparents are becoming increasingly concerned. Legalization may bring with it easier access to marijuana which could in turn lead to more incidents involving drugged driving and more unnecessary deaths among young people.
If you have been injured in a serious vehicle accident involving a drugged driver, or an automobile with defective parts, and would like to best possible attorney team to work on your case, please immediately call Hastings, Cohan, and Walsh, LLP –(888) 244-5480. We are here to help.
