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Port St. Lucie Drunk Driving Accident Lawyer
A drunk driver made a choice — and you are paying the price. Florida law treats impaired driving crashes differently: victims can pursue punitive damages on top of full compensation. Shiner Law Group holds drunk drivers, and everyone who enabled them, fully accountable. No fee unless we win.
Were You Hit by a Drunk Driver in Port St. Lucie?
Drunk driving crashes are not accidents in any meaningful sense — they are the predictable result of a reckless choice. That distinction matters legally. Unlike an ordinary car accident claim, a DUI injury case opens the door to punitive damages, and the criminal case against the driver generates powerful evidence for your civil claim: breath and blood test results, field sobriety records, bodycam footage, and the arrest report.
Shiner Law Group coordinates your civil claim alongside the criminal prosecution, preserves every piece of impairment evidence, and investigates whether a bar, restaurant, or social host shares liability under Florida law. If a loved one was killed by an impaired driver, our wrongful death attorneys pursue justice for your family.
Do not speak to any insurance company before calling us. Adjusters are trained to minimize claims from the very first interaction. One recorded statement can dramatically reduce your recovery. Call (772) 874-7533 first — we are available 24/7.
Why DUI Cases Are Different
David Shiner and his team represent injury victims throughout Port St. Lucie and the Treasure Coast. Call (772) 874-7533 for a free consultation — available 24/7.
Drunk Driving Crashes We Handle in Port St. Lucie
Head-On & Wrong-Way Crashes
Impaired drivers entering divided highways in the wrong direction cause some of Florida’s deadliest collisions.
Rear-End Full-Speed Impacts
Drunk drivers frequently never brake at all — striking stopped traffic at full speed on US-1 and Port St. Lucie Boulevard.
Intersection & Red-Light Crashes
Impairment destroys reaction time and judgment — red-light running T-bone crashes are a signature DUI collision.
Pedestrian & Bicyclist Impacts
Impaired drivers who strike people walking or riding cause devastating injuries. We handle these claims with the urgency they demand.
Learn More ›Motorcycle Crashes
Riders struck by drunk drivers face catastrophic injuries — and a claim that combines DUI evidence with rider-bias defense.
Learn More ›Fatal DUI Crashes
When an impaired driver takes a life, we pursue wrongful death damages and punitive damages for the family left behind.
Learn More ›Where DUI Crashes Happen in Port St. Lucie
US-1 / Federal Highway
Dense commercial strip with constant turning movements, driveways, and mixed traffic — rear-end and T-bone crashes dominate this corridor.
Port St. Lucie Boulevard
The city’s main east-west artery — heavy intersection volume and left-turn conflicts create daily crash conditions.
I-95 (St. Lucie County Corridor)
High-speed commuter and commercial traffic crossing the county — lane-change collisions and multi-vehicle pile-ups occur regularly.
Florida’s Turnpike
High-speed through-traffic and heavy truck volume — catastrophic crash risk at highway speeds, day and night.
Crosstown Parkway
The high-speed connector between I-95 and US-1 — speeding and red-light running drive serious intersection crashes.
Gatlin Boulevard
The primary I-95 access for western Port St. Lucie — rapid growth around Tradition brings congestion and rising crash frequency.
Hit by a Drunk Driver? Hold Them Fully Accountable.
Evidence disappears within 24–72 hours. Our attorneys are available now — call or submit online.
What to Do After a Drunk Driving Crash in Port St. Lucie
The actions you take in the first hours directly determine the strength of your claim.
Call 911 — Report Suspected Impairment
Tell the dispatcher and responding officers everything you observed: erratic driving, odor of alcohol, slurred speech. Your observations become part of the record.
Seek Medical Care Within 24 Hours
Document every injury immediately — and activate your PIP benefits within Florida’s 14-day window.
Photograph & Identify Witnesses
Vehicle positions, open containers if visible, and contact information for everyone who saw the crash or the driver’s behavior.
Call Us Before Any Insurer — Theirs or Yours
The drunk driver’s insurer knows its exposure includes punitive damages and will move fast. Let us handle every communication.
Your Rights After a DUI Crash — Punitive Damages & Dram Shop Liability
Florida law gives drunk driving victims tools that ordinary crash victims do not have.
Punitive Damages
Driving while intoxicated is treated as conduct so reckless that it supports punitive damages — money awarded not to compensate you, but to punish the driver and deter others. Punitive damages are pursued on top of your full compensatory recovery for medical bills, lost income, and pain and suffering.
The Criminal Case Is Not Your Compensation
A DUI conviction may result in fines, license suspension, or jail — but it pays you nothing. Your financial recovery comes from a separate civil claim. Importantly, you do not need a criminal conviction to win your civil case: the civil burden of proof is lower, and we build the impairment evidence independently.
Dram Shop & Social Host Liability
Under Florida Statute §768.125, a bar, restaurant, or vendor that willfully serves alcohol to a minor, or knowingly serves a person habitually addicted to alcohol, may share liability for the injuries that follow. When the drunk driver carries minimal insurance, dram shop liability can be the difference between a token settlement and real compensation.
What Strengthens a DUI Injury Case
How Shiner Law Group Challenges Insurance Tactics in Port St. Lucie
Counter Low Settlement Offers
Initial offers are designed to close claims before victims understand their full injuries. We evaluate every offer against present and future medical costs, income loss, and non-economic damages — and negotiate from a position of strength.
Push Claims Forward
Delay is a deliberate tactic. Financial pressure leads victims to accept less. We maintain a rigorous claim timeline and use legal process to force timely responses and disclosures.
Fight Over-Assignment of Fault
Insurers routinely assign disproportionate fault to victims to cut payouts — and under Florida’s 50% bar, pushing your share past half eliminates recovery entirely. We challenge fault assignments with reconstruction experts, witnesses, and camera evidence.
Protect Against Harmful Documents
Releases and settlement agreements can waive more rights than victims realize. We review every document before you sign anything, protecting your future claims and ensuring full disclosure.
What Compensation Can You Recover After a Port St. Lucie DUI Crash?
Economic Damages
- All past and future medical expenses — emergency care, surgery, rehabilitation, therapy
- Lost wages during recovery
- Reduced or lost earning capacity due to permanent disability
- Out-of-pocket costs — medications, medical equipment, transportation to treatment
- Property damage where applicable
Non-Economic Damages
- Pain and suffering
- Emotional distress and psychological trauma
- Loss of enjoyment of life
- Permanent scarring or disfigurement
- Loss of consortium for spouses
Punitive Damages
Available in cases of gross negligence or intentional misconduct — including drunk driving crashes — punitive damages punish the wrongdoer’s conduct and deter similar behavior.
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Why Port St. Lucie Clients Choose Shiner Law Group
Deep Treasure Coast Experience
From US-1 pile-ups to Tradition-area intersection crashes, our attorneys know St. Lucie County’s roads, courts, and insurers — and how to build winning cases here.
Day-One Evidence Preservation
Surveillance footage, black box data, and witness statements disappear within 24–72 hours. We act immediately to lock down the evidence that wins your case.
No Fee Unless We Win
Zero upfront cost. We advance all case expenses on a strict contingency basis — our fee comes from the recovery.
Available 24/7 — Home & Hospital Visits
Our attorneys answer around the clock and come to you anywhere in Port St. Lucie, Fort Pierce, and across the Treasure Coast.
Recognized by Peers. Trusted by Clients.
Shiner Law Group has recovered over $500 million for injured clients across Florida — a track record that has earned recognition from the legal community’s most respected organizations. Our clients measure us by one standard: winning their case.
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Visit Shiner Law Group’s Port St. Lucie Office
Port St. Lucie, FL 34952