Injury lawyers in drink driving programme

Each applicant of the scholarship will be asked to write a 350-500 word essay on the dangers of underage drinking and driving, which will be judged by Carter Mario and his staff, as well as members of the Connecticut media who have volunteered to judge the examinations.

The injury firm specifically looks at children who have received personal injuries due to negligence. The firm is also concerned with the preventions of road accidents and the safety of others before such injuries even occur.

Carter commented: “Our goal is to help educate the young people of Connecticut in making smart decisions regarding drinking and driving .If we can save one life, it is worth it. If we do nothing, we will continue to experience these senseless tragedies in our communities and even in our own families.”

Making a difference on the roads

Since the programmes birth, the lawyer firm has awarded over $12,000.00 in scholarship money to graduating high school seniors. The Arrive Alive scheme is important because underage drinking and driving continues to be a big problem in America, acting as the highest cause of death for people aged 16 and 20.

The scheme is actually only one of the firm’s programmes to help the community. ‘Carter Cares’ is an agenda where the injury lawyers give back to the area, helping the public stay protected.

Carter Cares also sponsors other worthwhile plans such as their ‘Helmets for Kids’ programme where the company gives away free bicycle helmets to children in need. This promotional pact has landed them the nickname “safety lawyers.”

A tragic way to lose a life

Drink driving kills more than 13,000 Americans a year, which equals out to one death every 39 minutes.  Kathleen Rice, a lawyer commented on the violence and upset drunk crashes cause when looking at a case which involved a 7 year old girl killed by a drunk driver:

“A 7-year-old girl is beheaded. The driver of the car is crushed to death. I think too many people think about drunk driving crashes, or accidents as people like to call them, as, you know, driving off the road. Or rolling through a red light. These crimes are incredibly violent.”

The little girl’s funeral attracted more than 1,000 people. Her death therefore became a rallying point for campaigns to crack down on drunk driving.

Rice summed up what the country thinks about such as issue as drunk driving: “I can guarantee you one thing, that if you make the decision to drink and drive one of two things are going to happen. You're either going to end up dead or you're going to end up going to prison for a long, long time.”

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