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TSR Injury Law
Minnesota Drunk Driving Accidents Lawyers
Recovered Millions for Victims of Drunk Driving Accidents

Binge drinking on college campuses has gotten out of control. Not surprisingly, this has resulted in an increase in drunk driving and drunk driving accidents. It is time for everyone to work together to address and find ways to resolve the problem.

TSR Injury Law is committed to seeking justice for victims of drunk driving accidents. We have litigated hundreds of drunk driving accident cases and recovered millions for hurting families. Call us at 612-362-0000 or submit our contact form for a free consultation. Under Minnesota law, you may be eligible to collect for property damage, wage loss, replacement services, pain and suffering, and possibly punitive damages.

College Student Drinking Statistics

A government site aimed toward college drinking prevention has compiled a list of statistics about the consequences of excessive drinking on college campuses:

• Death: 1,700 college students between the ages of 18 and 24 die each year from alcohol-related unintentional injuries, including motor vehicle crashes (Hingson et al., 2005).
• Injury: 599,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 are unintentionally injured under the influence of alcohol (Hingson et al., 2005).
• Assault: More than 696,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 are assaulted by another student who has been drinking (Hingson et al., 2005).
• Sexual Abuse: More than 97,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 are victims of alcohol-related sexual assault or date rape (Hingson et al., 2005).
• Unsafe Sex: 400,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 had unprotected sex and more than 100,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 report having been too intoxicated to know if they consented to having sex (Hingson et al., 2002).
• Academic Problems: About 25 percent of college students report academic consequences of their drinking including missing class, falling behind, doing poorly on exams or papers, and receiving lower grades overall (Engs et al., 1996; Presley et al., 1996a, 1996b; Wechsler et al., 2002).
• Health Problems/Suicide Attempts: More than 150,000 students develop an alcohol-related health problem (Hingson et al., 2002) and between 1.2 and 1.5 percent of students indicate that they tried to commit suicide within the past year due to drinking or drug use (Presley et al., 1998).
• Drunk Driving: 2.1 million students between the ages of 18 and 24 drove under the influence of alcohol last year (Hingson et al., 2002).
• Vandalism: About 11 percent of college student drinkers report that they have damaged property while under the influence of alcohol (Wechsler et al., 2002).
• Property Damage: More than 25 percent of administrators from schools with relatively low drinking levels and over 50 percent from schools with high drinking levels say their campuses have a “moderate” or “major” problem with alcohol-related property damage (Wechsler et al., 1995).
• Police Involvement: About 5 percent of 4-year college students are involved with the police or campus security as a result of their drinking (Wechsler et al., 2002) and an estimated 110,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 are arrested for an alcohol-related violation such as public drunkenness or driving under the influence (Hingson et al., 2002).
• Alcohol Abuse and Dependence: 31 percent of college students met criteria for a diagnosis of alcohol abuse and 6 percent for a diagnosis of alcohol dependence in the past 12 months, according to questionnaire-based self-reports about their drinking (Knight et al., 2002).

Drunk Driving and How College Students Can Help

Many college students are bothered by the amount of drinking on campus and want to find solutions. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation conducted a national poll of college-age students and found that 70% favor a drinking age of 21 and 65% of those polled want drinking laws and rules more strongly enforced.

College students interested in impacting the drinking culture on their college campus can get involved in campus-based student groups, either through MADD MN, campus leaders, or law enforcement-sponsored initiatives.

Minnesota Drunk Driving Accidents Lawyer

TSR Injury Law is proactive in the fight against drunk driving accidents. In fact, we recently participated in the 2010 Walk Like MADD 5K Event sponsored by MADD Minnesota, at Raspberry Park. We care that you are hurting and we want to help in your fight for justice. Contact us today at 612-362-0000.