Drunk driving is a national plague, but Texas leads the nation in drunk driving-related deaths and injuries.

Drunk drivers kill five people every day in the Lone Star State—one every five hours. In 2006, over 1,500 people—almost ten times the number of people killed during the siege at the Alamo— were killed by drunk drivers in the state. Nearly half of all traffic fatalities in Texas are caused by drunk drivers.

Drunk drivers hurt or maim many more Texans every day. All-in-all, Texas drunk drivers kill or injure another Texan every 19 minutes.

When someone chooses to get drunk and drive, they’re choosing to hurt or kill someone. While they might get lucky and make it to their destination, they’re showing they don’t care about their own safety, let alone the well-being of other drivers on the road. When a drunk driver actually does cause a death or injury, it’s because they chose to do it.

Unfortunately, today there are hundreds of slick lawyers all over the state who boast to themselves and potential drunk-drivers that they can beat the police and criminal prosecutors and get people out of drunk driving convictions—for the right price. A drunk driving charge is now seen as a minor nuisance—even a right-of-passage for many high school and college students. With the criminal court system choked up at the mercy of these DWI defense lawyers, many drunk drivers walk away free and for pennies on dollar.

The only thing that will stop would-be drunk drivers in their tracks is to hit them hard—where it hurts—in their wallets. Selden & Company goes after drunk drivers’ insurance policy limits and, if that’s not enough, their personal assets. We don’t stop until we’ve exhausted every source of money available to pay for our clients’ damages.

When someone you love has been killed or you have been hurt by a drunk driver, that’s no accident. It’s a deliberate choice. Don’t leave your health and recovery up to chance. Let Selden & Company deliberately make the drunk driver pay you back—big time.