If you were in a car accident caused by a drunk driver, there are issues you need to consider. For example, where was the other driver coming from? Was he/she drinking at a bar? If so, the bar may also be responsible for "dram shop" liability. Another question is whether the other driver has valid insurance. The police will probably notify you to attend a preliminary criminal hearing for the at-fault driver. If so, you would be a witness as to whether the other driver appeared to show signs of intoxication. If you are limited tort and the at-fault driver either pleads guilty to DUI or is placed onto "ARD" (a type of suspended sentence), the DUI is an exception to limited tort. That means that you have no restrictions on your rights to recover bodily injury pain and suffering damages from the at-fault driver or his insurance company.
There are important items that need to be investigated as early as possible if you were hit by a drunk driver. Witnesses need to be identified, where the defendant drank, possible accident scene evidence could be photographed and your injuries should be photographed if possible.
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