In fact, since 1982 drunk driving traffic fatalities have claimed more than half a million Americans’ lives. That’s more Americans than were killed by every foreign enemy in every war since and including War World I – and in this case, no cease fire is in sight.

You also might say drunk drivers are like terrorists in our midst – terrorists who take an American life on average every 39 minutes, and each year kill around 12,000, or about one-third of all traffic deaths. Yet while terrorist threats draw strong responses, America’s drunk driving carnage continues as if accepted as a fact of life.

Clearly, much still must be done to reduce this horrific toll in deaths, catastrophic injuries and property loss. While Mothers Against Drunk Driving campaigns for such change, and while every state has drunk driving laws finding a driver guilty with blood alcohol content of more than .08 per cent, such laws’ enforcement is erratic and often ineffective.

Repeat offenders often are allowed to roam streets freely, where they wind up killing innocents, as did a paroled man with three DUI convictions who recently killed a woman and her daughter, 13, on Interstate 35E near Dallas. Perhaps that car wreck might not have happened if the state mandated that such DUI offenders be required to have an ignition interlock device on their car.

Beyond tougher laws and tougher enforcement, another way to combat drunk drivers is to wage our own war against them in the legal arena. When a drunk driver injures or kills other persons due to drunkenness and negligence, that driver must be held accountable in the legal realm. That means victims must engage a drunk driving accident attorney like those with Jim S. Adler & Associates.

The longtime Texas personal injury law firm has helped thousands of Texans with their legal needs in accident cases, including DUI accidents. An Adler car accident lawyer or drunk driving attorney can fight for just and fair financial compensation for victims’ medical costs, lost wages and pain and suffering.

If you or a loved one has been harmed by the domestic terrorists known as drunk drivers, fight back with a drunk driving lawsuit waged by a drunk driving lawyer or attorney with Jim S. Adler & Associates. With offices in Houston, Dallas, San Antonio and Channelview, the longtime Texas personal injury law firm is ready to help such victims reclaim their financial security, and perhaps some piece of mind.

Jim S. Adler & Associates is a longtime Texas personal injury law firm with offices in Houston, Dallas, San Antonio and Channelview. The law firm offers a free case review and represents victims of drunk driving accidents as well as other auto, car, SUV, truck, motorcycle, bus and traffic accidents.