Utah Law Talk

Around 10:30 p.m. on January 3, 2009, at the intersection of Antelope Drive and Fairfield Road in Layton, a drunk driver driving a Dodge Durango rear-ended a marked Layton police car. According to the Deseret News, the driver rear ended this police car a total of three times. It’s funny that the reporter says that the driver of the Durango is a “suspected drunken driver.” Honestly, anyone who rear-ends a police car three times has to be hopped on something!

After the crash, a Davis County Sheriff’s deputy was called out to do an investigation. (It is protocol for another law enforcement agency to investigate claims that involved one of their officer’s or their vehicle.) During the investigation, the driver of the Durango left the scene. At first, the deputy attempted to pursue the driver but gave up due to bad road conditions. No matter, the drunk was found a short time later after he struck another vehicle on Antelope Drive, injuring four persons inside that car. The drunk then left his car and made a run for it. Officers eventually caught up with him. He resisted arrest, going so far as to try and fight with an officer. He was booked into the Davis County Jail on a slew of charges.

Although the media and other special interest groups are vigilant in getting out the word that we should not drink and drive, people continue to do it anyway. When they do drive drunk and they hurt someone, however, they will be held accountable for the injuries that they cause. In this case, the four that are injured — perhaps even the Layton Police officer – have a claim against this drunk driver for injuries they experienced because of his actions. I would recommend they contact a personal injury lawyer with experience in taking drunk driving cases.

Ron Kramer is a personal injury lawyer that regularly represents injured persons lving in the Ogden, Layton area. He is a recipient of a 7-figure jury verdict handed down by an Ogden jury in a car accident case last year.

Published by: Ron Kramer

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