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The Napa Valley Register reports that a California woman has suffered significant personal injuries as the result of a Napa Valley drunk driving accident. The woman was walking on the shoulder of a beach access road south of Bodega Bay when she was hit by a car. According to reports, the driver of the vehicle was under the influence of multiple prescription drugs. Alice Wall Zacherle, of Napa, was taken to the Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital with numerous injuries, including multiple broken bones and abrasions.

If you have been injured in any personal injury accident such as a drunk driving accident, car crash or pedestrian accident, consulting with an experienced Sacramento accident attorney is important to determine your rights and answer your personal injury questions.

Where another party is responsible for your injuries, you may be able to recover compensation for the harm caused. Further, because California is a comparative law state, even if the person injured is partly to blame, he or she may still recover damages based o the percentage of another's fault.

Types of injuries that may occur in a drunk driving accident or other motor vehicle accident include:

• Head and neck injuries
• Traumatic brain injuries
• Spinal cord injuries
• Broken bones
• Abrasions

Victims injured by negligent drunk drivers face medical bills, loss of wages, physical pain, emotional distress and loss of enjoyment of life. If injuries are severe or permanent, families suffer economic loss, mental anguish and the loss of companionship in caring for an injured family member. In the event of death, families are torn apart without any warning.

Here, the accident remains under investigation although initial reports indicate that Zacherle had ingested several different types of medications that impaired her driving ability.

If you have been injured in a drunk driving accident or suffered any other significant personal injury, don't delay. Contact a knowledgeable Sacramento personal injury lawyer at the Law Offices of Frederick J. Sette for a free, confidential consultation.