North Carolina Drunk Driving Accidents Continue to Claim Lives
Our Charlotte, North Carolina car accident lawyers continue to take proactive steps to remind motorists of the dangers of drunken driving. Operating a vehicle under the influence is a crime and can cause cause serious injuries and claim lives.
Just last Sunday, 17-year-old Laura Fortenberry died after the car she was riding collided head-on with the auto driven by Bessemer City resident Howard Pasour on Dallas-Cherryville Highway in Gaston County. The two people riding in the car with the Lowell teen, 17-year-old Evan Griffith and 19-year-old Victoria Elizabeth Iffergan, were also taken to a Charlotte, North Carolina hospital.
Police say that Pasour, 28, drove his vehicle across the center line and that there were open alcohol containers in his Jeep Cherokee. He has three prior DWI convictions that in the past resulted in the revocation of his driver’s license and the requirement that he use an ankle bracelet. Pasour is charged with assault with a deadly weapon, second-degree murder, aggravated assault, aggravated felony death by motor vehicle, and habitual DWI.
In another North Carolina drunk driving accident earlier this month, an 18-year-old car crash victim was flown to Carolinas Medical Center after the car she was in went off the road and struck a tree. The driver of the vehicle, 18-year-old Stanley teen Amanda Joy Ross, faces a driving while impaired charge. She reportedly had a blood-alcohol content of 0.15.
Crack down on DWI, even if some ignore law, Charlotte Observer, July 28, 2010
Father of man charged in drunk driving death speaks out, WCNC, July 26, 2010
Teen accused of drunken driving in wreck that injures passenger, Gaston Gazette, July 14, 2010
