Compensation After Being Hit by a Drunk Driver in Michigan
Drunk driving crashes often cause severe injuries. Here is how victims pursue full compensation.
Severe Injuries, Clear Negligence
Drunk driving crashes frequently cause catastrophic injuries, and the driver's intoxication is strong evidence of negligence.
Sources of Recovery
Michigan's No-Fault system requires your own Personal Injury Protection (PIP) coverage to pay medical bills and a portion of lost wages after a crash, regardless of who was at fault. Beyond PIP, victims may pursue the at-fault driver and, in some cases, an over-serving establishment under dram shop law. To sue an at-fault driver for pain and suffering in Michigan, your injury must meet the serious-impairment-of-body-function threshold.
Pursuing Justice
A civil claim proceeds independently of the criminal case and focuses on making the victim whole.
How Injury Claim Team Can Help
Injury Claim Team is a free service — not a law firm — that connects injured people across Michigan with experienced, vetted personal injury attorneys. There is never a fee to use our service, and the attorneys we connect you with work on contingency, so you pay no attorney fee unless they recover compensation for you.
If you have questions about a Michigan drunk driving victim claim, a specialist is available 24 hours a day to review your situation and connect you with the right Michigan attorney — usually within the hour. Call 973-566-5599 for your free, confidential case review.
This article is general information about Michigan law, not legal advice for your specific situation. For guidance on your case, talk to a qualified attorney. Injury Claim Team can connect you with one at no cost — call 973-566-5599.