According to the San Antonio Express-News two women were injured in a car accident with a suspected intoxicated driver in San Antonio Texas. The accident occurred around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday December 14 when police believe 47-year-old Chirita Murray ran a red light at Vance Jackson Road. Her vehicle struck a minivan carrying 25-year-old Bianca Alonso and 48-year-old Margarita Alonso. They were taken to University Hospital where their conditions were unknown.
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I hope the two victims experience a full recovery from the accident. Because there may be civil outcomes available that may not be apparent at the accident scene a third party investigation should be used to detail liability. More to extraneous outcomes in a bit.
To have standing in a personal injury claim the biggest hurdle is proving that another party owed a victim a duty at the time of the accident and that duty was then breached by the liable partys actions or inaction. An example of a duty owed as it relates to this accident is a duty to safely operate a vehicle. Running a red light and allegedly operating under the influence could be the actions that meet this threshold of a breach of duty. A successful personal injury claim can compensate victims in areas like medical bills lost wages or pain and suffering.
The other less apparent outcome to the accident is if the alcohol allegations are proven and the driver was found to be imbibing at a bar or restaurant prior to the accident. If an alcohol-serving entity was found to serve a patron who was obviously intoxicated such that they presented a clear danger to themselves and others that entity could be found partially liable in the accident. This requires meticulous fact checking by the investigation as bank records bar tabs and phone details would all need to be extolled.
San Antonio Personal Injury Attorney Michael Grossman
