Abogado de Conducción en Estado de Ebriedad en Beaverton

Drunk driving crashes in Beaverton follow the roads home from the bars and restaurants of Old Town and the Progress Ridge and Cedar Hills entertainment districts, and the highways that carry people back from Portland late at night. Highway 26, Highway 217, Canyon Road, and Tualatin Valley Highway see the worst of them, and Washington County consistently ranks among the top counties in Oregon for DUII arrests. If an impaired driver injured you or killed someone you love in Beaverton, Oregon law gives you remedies an ordinary crash does not, and the drunk driving accident lawyers at DuBois Law Group – PDX Injury Law know how to use them.

Why Choose A Beaverton Drunk Driving Accident Lawyer From DuBois Law Group – PDX Injury Law?

A drunk driving claim runs alongside a criminal case, involves evidence the district attorney controls, and often reaches beyond the driver to the bar that overserved them. Our firm has handled these cases across the Portland metro area since 2008, we take a limited caseload so an attorney manages yours personally, and we begin the dram shop investigation immediately because its deadline is measured in months. There is no fee unless we recover compensation for you.

Punitive Damages Against Drunk Drivers in Oregon

In most negligence cases you recover compensatory damages: medical bills, lost income, and pain and suffering. When the at-fault driver was intoxicated, Oregon law allows a jury to add punitive damages to punish the conduct and deter others, because driving drunk is treated as a conscious disregard for everyone else on the road. The threat of a punitive award is what moves these cases to policy-limits settlements far faster than a typical Beaverton car accident claim. Our FAQ on daños punitivos explains how they are calculated and divided under Oregon law.

Dram Shop Claims Against Beaverton Bars and Restaurants

Under Oregon’s dram shop statute, ORS 471.565, a bar, restaurant, brewery, or other licensed establishment that served a visibly intoxicated person can be held liable for the injuries that person causes afterward, and social hosts who serve a visibly intoxicated guest face the same exposure. This matters because a drunk driver frequently carries only Oregon’s $25,000 minimum policy, while a bar or restaurant carries commercial coverage that can fully compensate a catastrophic injury or death. The catch is the deadline: written notice must be given to the establishment within 180 days of the injury, or one year in a wrongful death case. Receipts, surveillance video, and bartender and patron witnesses disappear quickly, which is why we begin identifying where the driver was drinking on day one. Our article on when government or alcohol is involved in a tort claim covers the notice rules.

The Criminal DUII Case and Your Civil Claim

When the driver who hit you is arrested, the State of Oregon prosecutes the DUII in Washington County Circuit Court, and the Washington County District Attorney’s victim assistance program can help you obtain restitution for out-of-pocket losses. That case does not compensate you fully; your civil claim does. The two help each other: the police report, breath or blood test, field sobriety observations, and any plea or conviction are powerful evidence of fault in your injury case. Our attorneys track the criminal case, obtain the DUII evidence, and coordinate with the prosecutor so nothing in one case undercuts the other. Oregon’s DUII statute also covers drivers impaired by cannabis or other drugs, and the civil claim works the same way. Our Abogado de accidentes por conducir ebrio en Portland page explains the process in more depth, and our real client stories about a man hit by a drunk driver who veered into his lane and a client injured by a drunk driver show how these cases resolve.

Damages in Beaverton Drunk Driving Accident Claims

You can recover economic damages for medical care, future treatment, lost wages, and reduced earning capacity, and noneconomic damages for pain and suffering and loss of enjoyment of life, with no cap on noneconomic damages in Oregon injury cases, plus punitive damages against the driver. Because drunk drivers rarely brake, these crashes produce lesiones cerebrales, lesiones medulares, and fatalities at high rates. When a drunk driver kills, the family’s claim is handled through our Beaverton wrongful death practice; our article on what happens if alcohol is involved in a wrongful death explains the differences.

How Long Do You Have to File a Drunk Driving Injury Lawsuit in Oregon?

Oregon’s statute of limitations for personal injury claims, ORS 12.110, gives you two years from the crash to sue the drunk driver, and that deadline remains in effect as of 2026. Wrongful death claims have three years. The shorter deadlines are the ones that catch people: 180 days for written dram shop notice to a bar or restaurant, and 180 days for a tort claim notice if a government vehicle was involved. Drunk drivers also frequently flee; if that happened to you, our hit and run page explains how uninsured motorist coverage fills the gap. Lawsuits arising in Beaverton are filed in Washington County Circuit Court in Hillsboro. For other injury claims in the area, see our Beaverton abogado de lesiones personales página.

Contact A Beaverton Drunk Driving Accident Attorney From DuBois Law Group – PDX Injury Law

If a drunk or drugged driver injured you or a family member in Beaverton, Aloha, Cedar Mill, or anywhere in Washington County, DuBois Law Group – PDX Injury Law offers a free consultation and charges no fee unless we recover compensation. Póngase en contacto con nosotros online or call (503) 222-4411.