DUI Accidents

If you are responsible for causing an accident because you were driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, you must hire an experienced DUI attorney. The government considers these charges to be very serious and will want extensive jail time.  If you caused injury or death to another then you will be charged with a FELONY DUI.

Driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol greatly increases a person’s chances of causing an accident. In fact, every fifteen minutes someone is killed in an alcohol-related accident. When people drive while under the influence of drugs or alcohol, they not only put their own lives at risk, but they also jeopardize the lives and safety of other drivers and passengers on the road. Accidents caused by impaired drivers typically result in serious injury, permanent disability, or even death. For these reasons, judges and prosecutors have no tolerance for intoxicated drivers, and will exhaust all possible resources to put you behind bars.

Any driver that causes an accident while intoxicated faces severe legal consequences, such as time in jail, probation, steep monetary fines, mandatory alcohol treatment programs, community service, driver’s license suspension, and a mark on your permanent record. If the accident resulted in extensive property damage, serious injury, or death, you could be charged with a much more serious felony offense, such as vehicular manslaughter or second degree murder.

San Fernando Valley & Ventura& Santa Barbara DUI Accident Attorneys
At Gutierrez Curtis Gutierrez we have over 60 years of experience handling people throughout Ventura, Van Nuys, and Oxnard who caused an accident while driving under the influence. We are extremely knowledgeable and experienced in this area of the law, and utilize that knowledge and experience to protect our clients’ rights, and help them get their charges reduced or even dropped.  In preparation for your case, we can utilize engineers to reconstruct the accident to verify if the cause of the accident was in fact your fault.

Furthermore, as former prosecutors and retired judges, we offer our clients a unique advantage in the courtroom that most other attorneys do not. We understand how the minds of judges and prosecutors work, and therefore develop an effective defense strategy accordingly. In addition, we provide our clients with individualized attention, and guide them through every step of the legal process.  We give sound advice based on our wealth of experience as to the probabilities of success as to your possible defenses.

If you are in need of a dedicated and compassionate Venturaor San Fernando Valley & Santa Barbara DUI attorney, contact the law offices of Gutierrez Curtis Gutierrez for your free consultation at 888-RET-JUDGE, or 805-351-3797.