The driver who hit me was drinking…

If you’re injured in an automobile accident in Florida and the other driver is at fault, you’re entitled to recover damages. As a result of that, you’re entitled to recover your lost wages. Medical expenses that have accrued. If you have a permanent injury, you’re entitled to recover other intangible damages.

If the other driver was drinking and that drinking rises to the limit of driving under the influence (0.08% BAC), you’re obviously still able to recover damages. But, in those cases, insurance companies look very closely at those. Nobody likes a drunk driver. Nobody likes a drunk driver who causes an injury to somebody. So those cases can be more lucrative for the injured person because the at-fault driver’s conduct is so aggravated.