Legal Question in Personal Injury in New Jersey

If drunk person is hit by car. Does she or he have a case? even if the drunk person was walking aimlessly and crossed the street. Driver had the light.


Asked on 1/25/13, 11:26 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Michael Lindner Lindner Law LLC

Being drunk does not prevent that person from bringing a claim, but it definitely makes the case more difficult to win. If the driver has the light, the person is walking aimlessly and crossed the street into oncoming traffiic, and was drunk - then most likely the drunk person would lose that case

However, different facts could produce a different result .

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Answered on 1/25/13, 1:02 pm


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