Drunk Driving Accidents

Complete Representation of DWI Accident Victims and Their Families.  Meaning we not only aggressively pursue the civil case for compensdatory and punitive damages; but we also assist the victim and their families in understanding the criminal prosecution of the drunk driver and make sure their concerns are considered by the State Prosecutors before they decide to make a plea deal on a case.  This is critical in obtaining full closure and justice in these cases.   

We have represented dozens of victims and their families related to injury or death arising from intoxicated or "drunk" drivers causing car accidents.   Our injury law firm has obtained many successful judgments and settlements, oftentimes for insurance policy limits and for amounts that would not have been possible had the driver not been intoxicated, and in many cases for much more than our clients ever expected.   

$2,300,000.00 Judgment against Missouri drunk driver

Insurance companies have a bad habit of not including their insured driver's intoxication into account when valuing cases.  I have handled several cases where my client fired previous attorneys because they were telling them to settle for less than policy limits, we have taken these cases, prepared for trial, and settled them for policy limits.  For one example see Illinois Drunk Driving Accident Case taken over by Ben Sansone - Settles for Policy Limits
   
Prior to devoting my law practice to personal injury, I handled many DWI defense cases and took them to trial. Through this experience and my extensive personal injury experience, I know the ins and outs of  Missouri & Illinois DWI law and injury law, a combination that is essential to successfully pursuing injury claims against drunk drivers and their insurance companies.  You have to be part injury lawyer and part prosecutor when pursuing these cases for maximum value; as not only must the negligence be proven, but sometimes we must also prove the DWI case in the civil trial when the driver was able to get out of the criminal DWI charges through too favorable a plea deal. 

PUNITIVE DAMAGES: Pursuit of injury or death cases that are the fault of an intoxicated driver must be aggressively pursued with not only compensatory damages in mind, but also punitive damages being an important goal to work towards to try and send a message that the community will not tolerate needless injury or death caused by drinking and driving accidents.  Punitive damage cases involve additional experience and knowledge pertaining to motivating a jury to not only award fair and just compensatory damages for the injuries sustained, but also a meaningful and effective punitive damages award based on the degree of the danger and the need for civil deterrence of such dangers. 

We understand that the unfortunate loss of a loved one means much much more to the family than just getting compensation, but more importantly we work towards justice and closure for the victims.  Justice and closure through assisting our clients in understanding the criminal prosecution of the intoxicated driver and the influence the victim can have over that prosecution. 
      
Ben Sansone represents drunk driving injury victims in Missouri and Illinois who have been injured or whose loved one has been killed in DWI accidents. Please contact us for more information (314) 863-0500.

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