What Is Impaired Driving And How Does It Lead To A Car Accident?

If your ability to drive a car has diminished, due to the fact that you have recently taken drugs or have consumed alcohol, then, once you sit at the steering wheel, you become an unmistakable example of impaired driving. The effect that drugs or alcohol has had on your behind-the-wheel skills could be noted by other drivers. If one such driver happened to be a police officer, then that same officer might stop you, and ask you to pull over to the side of the road.
That same officer-of-the-law would certainly ask you a few questions. If you had trouble answering them, then that would be further evidence of the fact that you had engaged in impaired driving. Any suspicions raised by that one bit of evidence would be strengthened if you also had watery eyes, slurred speech or an odor of alcohol on your person or in your vehicle.
If you exhibited signs of any such symptoms, then the person that had pulled you over to the side of the road would probably ask you to step out of your vehicle. If you had trouble standing, you would have exhibited one more example of tell-tale evidence. If you then had trouble walking as well, you would have demonstrated almost every feature that can be found in the description of an impaired driver.

The unseen evidence

No officer, regardless of his or her training could see every bit of evidence that might be used to support an accusation of impaired skills while at-the-wheel. After all, no one could rely on their eyes alone to measure your blood alcohol level. That must be tested through utilization of a special device. If your blood alcohol concentration were found to be above 80 milligrams per 100 milliliters of blood, then it would be obvious your behind-the-wheel skills had diminished considerably.
The type of automobile that you drive has no effect on the extent to which you might suffer such impairment. Alcohol does not car what sort of vehicle will be taking you down the road. It can impair your judgment whether your hands have grasped the steering wheel of a truck, a car, a van or an SUV.

A word of caution for those over 55 years of age

For the adults in that category, the chances that alcohol might cause such impairment decreases. At the same time, the older driver must appreciate the greater likelihood that the taking of a medication might explain the poor driving skills. Those medications could be either prescribed drugs or remedies that were purchased over the counter.
Both of those products contain chemicals that can affect all parts of the body, including the brain. Something that affects the brain can impair a person’s judgment. Someone that suffers with diminished (impaired) judgment is apt to demonstrate that particular fact, while sitting in the driver’s seat. All of these lead to a driver’s incapacity to drive properly and leads to a accident. If you or a loved one has been injured due to impaired driving by the other person, it is time to consult with an injury lawyer in Chatham.