Broward Injury Lawyer Blog
When a drunk driver crashes into your vehicle in Florida, what recourse do you have to recover damages?
The answer depends on the underlying circumstances, but generally, you will want to explore:
- The at-fault driver/ insurance;
- The owner of the vehicle/ insurance;
- The employer of the at-fault driver (if he or she was working);
- The establishment that served the at-fault driver alcohol.
That last one – which falls under Florida’s dram shop law – will only work if the drunk driver was either under 21 or known to the establishment to be habitually addicted to alcohol. Per F.S. 768.125, those are the only circumstances under which an establishment may be held accountable for the injurious actions of a drunk driver. Continue reading
