{"id":127,"date":"2021-08-06T13:09:27","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T17:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/?p=127"},"modified":"2021-08-10T13:10:57","modified_gmt":"2021-08-10T17:10:57","slug":"what-if-a-drunk-driver-is-not-convicted-after-a-miami-dui-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/what-if-a-drunk-driver-is-not-convicted-after-a-miami-dui-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"What if a Drunk Driver is Not Convicted After a Miami DUI Crash?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drunk driving has plagued US roadways for decades, yet motorists continue to get behind the wheel of a car after consuming too much alcohol. The<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fdle.state.fl.us\/FSAC\/Documents\/PDF\/2019\/Total_Arrests_by_County_2019.aspx\" class=\"broken_link\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Florida Department of Law Enforcement<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (FDLE) reports that officers make almost 34,000 arrests statewide for driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI), and more than 3,700 of these cases arise in South Florida. Police are always on the lookout for motorists who are swerving, driving erratically, and exhibiting other indications of intoxication.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, a drunk driving arrest can also result from a DUI accident, since officers will conduct an investigation when arriving on the scene. When their probe turns up sufficient information to charge and\/or convict the other driver, you probably assume you have an open-shut case to recover compensation if you were injured in a crash caused by that driver. The legal issues are not quite so simple, so rely on a<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/drunk-driving-accidents.html\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miami drunk driving accidents attorney<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to assist with your remedies. You can also gain some insight by reviewing answers to common questions about DUI crashes in Florida.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>What are the differences between a civil and criminal case after a drunk driving accident?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/what-if-a-drunk-driver-is-not-convicted-after-a-miami-dui-crash\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading What if a Drunk Driver is Not Convicted After a Miami DUI Crash?\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drunk driving has plagued US roadways for decades, yet motorists continue to get behind the wheel of a car after consuming too much alcohol. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) reports that officers make almost 34,000 arrests statewide for driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI), and more than 3,700 of these cases arise [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":128,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,21],"tags":[38,37,34],"class_list":["post-127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-car-accidents","category-personal-injury","tag-civil-case","tag-drunk-driving-accidents","tag-personal-injury"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What if a Drunk Driver is Not Convicted After a Miami DUI Crash? &#8212; Miami Personal Injury Lawyer Blog &#8212; August 6, 2021<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Drunk driving has plagued US roadways for decades, yet motorists continue to get behind the wheel of a car after consuming too much alcohol. 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