NAPERVILLE, IL — A single-vehicle accident that police believe was alcohol related claimed the lives of two individuals in Naperville, Illinois on Saturday, July 19th, 2014, according to the article released by WGN.
Authorities think that 21-year-old Sajaad Syed was killed when the vehicle in which he was a passenger is thought to have driven off Aurora Avenue at the intersection with Eagle Street.
Scene of the Accident
Sajaad Syed was pronounced dead on the scene, along with fellow passenger Mihirtej Boddupalli. The driver of the vehicle was identified in the report as 21-year-old Michael Szot, who currently faces drunk driving related charges in connection with the accident.
The investigation into the crash is currently underway by Naperville officials.
Commentary:
You may be unaware of the fact that a driver that is found to have consumed alcohol at their own home is different than somebody who drank at a bar after a crash like this one. The main difference? When drinking at a bar, another person has the chance, and the legal responsibility to cut off a customer the moment they feel that they could be approaching the legal limit of .08 BAC. If the bar any driver failed to do this, and their customer then kills or injures another person on the road, the bar could have a third party dram shop claim levied against it, as they should.
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