N.Y. Shuttle Bus Driver Involved in Drunk Driving Crash
A New York airport shuttle bus driver was charged with misdemeanor DWI charges following a single-vehicle accident. The driver claimed she swerved to avoid hitting another vehicle when she struck a sign post. However, authorities investigating the accident were unable to find substantial evidence proving that the driver in fact tried to avoid another car. There were no passengers in the shuttle bus at the time of the accident and the driver was uninjured. The vehicle travelled through a garden before hitting the sign and the front-end of the vehicle had significant damage to it.
Bus accidents always have the possibility to be extremely serious not only because of the size of the vehicle but because there is always the possibility that there are passengers in it. Although it is very fortunate that nobody was injured or killed in this accident, including the driver, it is still reckless for the driver to be operating the vehicle under the influence of alcohol. If there had been passengers in the shuttle bus, the driver would have put all of their lives in danger in this accident. In addition, the driver could have faced a serious lawsuit depending on the severity of the injuries that the passengers suffered had they been in the bus.
One other way this accident could have been worse is because of the potential injuries that could have occurred for any pedestrians or other drivers on the roadway. The driver said she swerved to avoid hitting another vehicle. This could easily have caused her to run into a vehicle in the direction she swerved causing serious injuries. Regardless of what outside factors contributed to this accident, the fact that the driver chose to operate a large passenger vehicle while intoxicated should not be ignored and if there had been injuries, the woman would have had to face the legal consequences associated with her actions.
Anybody that has been seriously injured or has lost a loved one as a result of someone else’s actions driving while intoxicated has the right to legal representation to help them get the compensation and the justice they deserve for their pain, suffering or loss.
