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Four Year Old in Critical Condition After Drunk Driver Wrecks Car

Posted On October 5th, 2011 By CSSFIRM.COM

A Monday night rollover vehicle wreck on Sunday September 26, 2011 has left a 4 year old boy in critical condition.

A drunk driver was driving a Mustang convertible southbound on the 4800 block of Mike Padgett Highway, just south of Horseshoe Road when the vehicle ran off the southbound shoulder and rolled over.  The roll over wreck occurred around 11:12 p.m.

The driver was Chasity Weston, 27 years old.  There was a four year old and five year old who were passengers in the vehicle.  Weston was moved from Medical Hospital of Georgia Hospital to Doctors Hospital, according to the Augusta Chronicle.  The four year old is at MCG Hospital but there is no further information on the five year old.

When the vehicle rolled over, Weston and the four and five year old were ejected from the vehicle.  The responding deputies said that Weston “reeked” of alcohol.

There is a current investigation into the rollover wreck.  Weston is facing the charge of Driving under the influence of alcohol and failure to maintain a lane.  This isn’t the first run in with alcohol that Weston has had.  Weston was charged in August 2010 with driving with a suspended license and a month later, she was charged with DUI.  Weston’s actions were completely reckless and completely unacceptable.

In the United States, drunk driving is one of the leading causes of auto accidents.  Every day in the United States, there are almost 30 people who die in an automobile accident involving alcohol impaired drivers, according to the CDC.

If you or a loved one has been injured in an accident involving an intoxicated driver, you almost certainly deserve resolution for the extreme case of recklessness. A driver who is under the influence of drugs or alcohol when involved in an accident in Georgia can be subject to punitive damages in addition to the compensation obtainable for injuries suffered in other types of accidents. Our attorneys are very experienced in DUI cases, and will handle them with the precision and heavy-handedness that they require.

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