Just because your dad runs for President of the United States does give you the right to break laws, especially ones pertaining to drunk driving.

Over the Thanksgiving weekend, Senator John Kerry’s daughter, Alexandra Kerry, was arrested for drunk driving in Hollywood, California after police officers pulled her over for a misdemeanor around midnight on November 30th, 2009.  As it turns out, she was driving under the influence and arrested by authorities.

Our firm’s drunk-driving accident attorneys know that when you use intoxicating drinks or drugs, legal or illegal, it can impair your driving capabilities.  You may become a reckless driver, one capable of causing personal injury to yourself and others, with the worst DUI accidents resulting in wrongful death.

Ms. Kerry’s father, John, is a Senator and was the 2004 Democratic Presidential candidate.  Alexandra is a movie producer and screenwriter, but that does not mean she is outside the law or imcapable of causing personal injury or property damage.  But remember that in the U.S., everyone is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.  So we should be careful not to rush to judgment on Ms. Kerry.

Drunk driving accidents cause thousands of deaths each year and this is another instance of someone putting others at risk by abusing substances and getting behind the wheel.  It has not been officially determined whether or not it was alcohol or drugs in Ms. Kerry’s system, but a breathalyzer test is set to determine exactly what she was under the influence of.

The Los Angeles Police Department reported that they “detected signs and symptoms” that Ms. Kerry had alcohol in her system, with her blood-alcohol level (BAL) reaching .06, right under the .08 legal limit.  According to California law, even drivers below the legal limit are vulernable to prosecution if there is evidence that they drove recklessly with alcohol present in their system.

Our drunk driving lawyers want you to know that there are ways of preventing drunk-driving from happening in your community.  If a friend or loved one has a drinking problem, it is best to confront the issue rather than ignore it and hopes it goes away.  At the very worst, always make sure that you have a dependable designated driver whenever you decide to spend a night drinking out on the town.

Call us now at 1-800-655-6585 or click here for a free consultation with an experienced drunk driving lawyer after you get into a car accident and find out how we can help you.  We speak English and Spanish, and we look forward to providing advice for your case.  There is no fee if no recovery.

About Michael Pines

Michael Pines is a former insurance company attorney who specializes in car accident injury. While he was an insurance attorney, he learned from behind the scenes on how insurance companies work and how they decided to pay injured people. Now that he works against insurance companies, Michael's inside knowledge has resulted in significant benefits to his clients injured in car accidents.