Liability

• The first issue that you must resolve is to determine who is mostly likely liable, or at fault, in the accident. If you were cited for DUI and you caused the accident then you have to look at your own insurance policy to see if it will cover your liability in the accident. You have to consider whether your policy will cover your liability to the other driver, and also whether the policy will cover your own damages resulting from the accident.
  
  

Other Driver

• If the other driver in the accident was cited for DUI and caused the accident then you can sue that driver for your damages. That driver's insurance company will pay for the damages up to the driver's policy limits on liability coverage. The fact that the other driver was cited for DUI does not restrict the innocent driver's right to make a claim under the liability policy.
  
  

Your Own DUI

• If you were cited for DUI and at fault in the accident then you may not be able to recover for your own damages, or the damages to your car, under your comprehensive policy. Your liability coverage will pay for the other driver's damages, but your insurer may deny your claim for coverage. However, the insurer will only deny your claim if your policy contains an exclusion for DUI accidents. Most policies do not exclude coverage for DUI, so most insurance companies will cover the at-fault driver's damages under the driver's comprehensive coverage policy.
  
  

Aftershock

• If you caused an accident and were cited for DUI then you can expect that your insurance provider will either cancel your policy as soon as it can, or severely increase your premiums if it still provides you coverage.