The 68-year-old male motorist who caused a serious car accident in northern California on March 8 was arrested on April 13 for driving under the influence of the prescription medication Vicodin and causing serious injury. A KMPH news story reports that the man was released from the Fresno County Jail after posting bail.
After the rear-end collision, police determined that the man had high levels of Vicodin in his system. The man reportedly has been on Vicodin for ten years due to a workplace injury. However, a Fresno Police Chief stated that while most individuals are aware of the dangers and unlawfulness of driving under the influence of alcohol, not as many people seem to understand that the same applies to driving under the influence of prescription drugs.
According to the article, the man rear-ended a vehicle carrying a 15-year-old female and her 20-year-old sister who were stopped at a red light after heading home from a church event. Due to the impact of the crash, which pinned the 15-year-old girl in the backseat, it took firefighters over an hour to release her. As a consequence of the auto accident, the female teen may never see again because spinal fluid continues to leak from the right side of her face. The teen's parents have also recently found out that she might have meningitis. Before any surgeries can be conducted to repair the girl's vision, doctors will have to take care of the infections first. The teen celebrated her 16th birthday in the hospital.
As this tragic auto accident demonstrates, the many dangers of driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, even drugs that are prescribed, unfortunately have wide reaching effects. Far too often, the lives of innocent people are forever changed due to a negligent or reckless driver. Fresno car accident attorneys are prepared to assist auto accident victims and their families in holding negligent parties responsible so that compensation for medical bills, pain and suffering, lost wages, and other damages can be obtained.
Source: KMPH
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