A wrong-way crash on Georgia State Route 400 the morning of August 15, 2012 is reigniting legal discussion regarding Georgia’s “dram shop” law. In this instance, an allegedly drunk driver caused a head-on collision after entering GA 400 headed in the wrong direction, killing the driver of another car and himself. The driver’s passenger survived and is claiming that the establishment in which they drank alcohol prior to her companion getting behind the wheel should have done more to prevent the accident. An employee of the bar had taken the driver’s keys and given them to the driver’s friend. The friend later returned the keys to the driver, just prior to the accident. While the case is still being investigated and many details are still to be discovered, one question is: How far does the dram shop law reach?<\/p>\n
The dram shop law states that victims of alcohol-related car crashes or (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A wrong-way crash on Georgia State Route 400 the morning of August 15, 2012 is reigniting legal discussion regarding Georgia’s “dram shop” law. In this instance, an allegedly drunk driver caused a head-on collision after entering GA 400 headed in…<\/span><\/p>\n