Driver on Narcotics Injures Milwaukee Motorcyclist
On behalf of Milwaukee personal injury attorney Ric Domnitz of Domnitz & Domnitz, S.C. posted in Motorcycle Accidents on Tuesday, September 25, 2012.
A Milwaukee motorcyclist was seriously injured recently when a 33-year-old Oak Creek man reportedly driving while under the influence of narcotics, slammed into the motorcyclist, causing a chain reaction in a multi-vehicle pileup.
The extent of the motorcyclist’s injuries includes four fractures to his leg, two broken ribs and a collapsed lung. Reportedly, the victim had to be airlifted and has since undergone four surgeries, with two more in the works.
Reportedly, responding officers discovered narcotics in the offending driver’s vehicle. Tucked away in a cigarette pack, officers discovered a syringe and Morphine sulfate pills. On his person, officers found three packs of Suboxone films.
The offending driver must now face charges in a Milwaukee County Circuit Court of injury by intoxicated use of a vehicle and second-offense operating while intoxicated-causing injury. If convicted, the 33-year-old Oak Creek man faces fines of up to $35,000 and over 18 years in prison.
Meanwhile, the victim in this accident is left to deal with his extensive injuries. Such injuries incur serious expenses as so many surgeries are very costly. This, on top of the prolonged hospital stay in conjunction with missed time from work, and the victim is looking at a serious medical bill.
However, this accident was clearly not his fault. The man can seek compensation to cover not only his resulting medical bills, but he can also seek compensation for the suffering he was force to endure as a result of the motorcycle accident and the intoxicated driver’s negligence.
Source: Oak Creek Patch, “Oak Creek Man Charged in Drugged-Driving Crash,” Joe Petrie, Sept. 23, 2012
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