Delaware Drunk Driving Accident Lawyers
Being injured by a drunk driver is devastating and infuriating. Beyond any criminal case, you have the right to pursue the impaired driver in a civil claim for every harm they caused you.
No fee unless we win · Available 24/7 · Hablamos Español
What type of case is this?
Choose the option that best fits your situation.
Recognized & Accredited
Your Civil Claim Is Separate From the Criminal Case
The state may prosecute the drunk driver, but that case doesn't compensate you. Your civil injury claim is how you recover for medical bills, lost wages, and pain and suffering, and it proceeds on its own track.
Punitive Damages May Apply
Drunk driving is exactly the kind of reckless conduct that can support punitive damages, which punish the wrongdoer and can increase your recovery beyond ordinary compensation.
Where the Driver Was Drinking Can Matter
Delaware does not recognize claims against a bar or business that over-served a driver who then causes a crash. Pennsylvania and New Jersey do allow those claims; Maryland, like Delaware, does not. That means if the driver who hit you had been drinking across the Pennsylvania or New Jersey line before the collision, an additional defendant and an additional insurance policy may exist that would not exist in a purely Delaware case. We look at where the drinking happened, not only where the crash did.
No fee unless we win.
Your case review is always free and confidential. Call 302-404-2317 or request a review online, a Delaware injury lawyer will get back to you.
Frequently Asked Questions
The driver was arrested. Does that help my case?
Yes. A DUI conviction is strong evidence of negligence in your civil claim, though we don't have to wait for the criminal case to conclude to pursue your recovery.
Can I get more than my medical bills?
Often yes, including lost wages, pain and suffering, and potentially punitive damages given the reckless nature of drunk driving.
Related Auto & Traffic Accidents Cases
Injured? Talk to a Delaware Injury Lawyer Today.
Free, confidential case review. No fee unless we win. Available 24/7.