MIAMI, FL — One man is dead following a rear-end accident that happened in Miami, Florida on Sunday, May 18th, 2014, according to a news article from NBC Miami.
Authorities have said that they reason to believe Tony Alvarez was killed when the vehicle he was in was struck from the rear by an SUV while driving near the intersection of Northwest 57th and 7th Street on Sunday night.
Scene of the Accident
Emergency responders pronounced Tony Alvarez dead on the scene after the accident. The driver of the offending vehicle was later identified by police as Alexei Gonzalez, who currently faces drunk driving related charges in connection with the crash.
Officials from the Florida State Police are helping out with the accident investigation.
Commentary:
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, states that do not have adequate liquor liability laws really need to get with the program, and the rest of the country. In the State of Texas, lawmakers saw the danger in an unregulated liquor industry, and saw fit to govern it with a set of liquor liability laws, or dram shop laws that hold alcohol businesses to a higher standard than before. This means, if a bar servers a sober customer to the point of gross intoxication, or serve alcohol to an already drunk individual, they are potentially liable for any accident that customer causes. Bars will only see drunk drivers as a liability if they are held liable for drunk driving accidents they helped cause.
–Grossman Law Offices
