Wine Tasting & Car Accidents
Wine tasting at Temecula wineries is an enjoyable way to see the beautiful countryside of the Temecula and Murrieta wine growing region. But the combination of drivers who have tasted too much wine and busy roads with few stop lights at winery entrances make for a deadly combination. The author looks at the unique setting in wine growing regions for accidents.
Wine tasting is a great way to spend an afternoon in California whether you live in the wine growing region of California or have traveled to Temecula from another area.
However, it is not uncommon for people visiting the wineries of Temecula to be involved in a car or motorcycle accident when either they or another driver has had too much of a good thing. Wine tasting can either be free or cost on average ten dollars at a winery for a number of wine tastes. Even at $10 per winery, the determined wine connoisseur may visit a half dozen wineries or more having one or more glasses worth of wine at each and not even realize he or she is intoxicated when they leave their last winery.
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Temecula Personal Injury Lawyers and Auto Accident Attorneys know that the roads on which the wineries are located in Temecula have few stop lights at the entrances to the wineries. Consequently, impaired drivers pulling out and attempting to enter traffic or cross over the road often misjudge the distance of nearby cars.
Other accidents in the Temecula wine growing region are often caused by the negligence of drivers traveling too fast for conditions or who are distracted by looking at winery maps or road signs trying to find the next winery they want to visit.
If you’ve been involved in a car or motorcycle accident or if you’ve lost a loved one in a wrongful death due to the drunkenness of a person visiting wineries in Temecula, it matters more than you think who you call for your accident representation. When it matters most, call the law firm that specializes in representing victims involved in wine tasting accidents.
If you’ve been involved in a car or auto accident, you’re entitled to receive payment for your vehicle damage (or the value of your car if it has been totaled), medical bills, wage loss, pain and suffering, out of pocket expenses, future medical care, rehabilitation and future wage loss. You’re also entitled to either your car rental expenses or the loss of use of your car and if a child safety seat was in use at the time of the accident, the cost of a new child safety seat.
Wineries in Temecula and in other wine growing regions of California have no way to check whether a person tasting their wine has been to just one other winery or half a dozen. While limousine drivers and wine tour operators usually limit the number of wineries their guests visit, the individual wine enthusiast may visit as many wineries as they have the money or desire to visit.
Rarely does the person tasting wine at wineries have much to eat between wine tastings or even take the time to relax and let some of the alcohol wear off and get out of their system.
If you’ve been the victim of a driver who has had too many wine tastings and is either intoxicated, impaired or drunk when they cause an accident, not only are you entitled to payment of medical bills, wage loss, car repairs (or the value of your vehicle if it was totaled) pain and suffering and future expenses, but you may also be able to obtain punitive damages in California.
Don’t let your rights slip away because you allowed the statute of limitations to pass by unnoticed and have your right to be compensated lost. In California, you can have as little as six months to file a claim if a public entity was involved (which can occur in more cases than people realize).
Enjoy your time in Temecula at the wineries, but if you drink, use a designated driver. And whether you drink or not, watch out for other drivers who have been drinking and drive defensively.
