IRVING, TX — A single-vehicle accident sent the driver to the hospital in Irving, texas on Sunday, June 15th, 2014, according to a news article released by The Dallas Morning News.
Representatives from the Dallas Police Department have said that they have reason to believe one person was hurt when the vehicle he was driving crashed into a concrete support column while driving on highway 114 around 2:40 Sunday morning.
Scene of the Accident
The driver of the vehicle sustained major injuries and was taken to a nearby hospital.
Police have said that they believe alcohol may have played a role in the accident.
The investigation is currently ongoing.
Commentary:
The news mentions the fact that the accident happened just a little while after 2:00 and could possibly be alcohol related. Given these two facts, is it really that hard to believe that the driver possibly came from a bar before this accident? Any time a bar over-serves a customer, meaning, failing to cut them off once they display signs of intoxication, the bar could be held liable for any accident that customer causes, even if the injury is to their own person. This would be considered a first party dram shop claim, and could shake at least one bar into seeing drunk drivers as liabilities.
–Grossman Law Offices
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