CORPUS CHRISTI, TX — One person was taken to the hospital after a major accident that happened in Corpus Christi, Texas on Saturday, October 18th, 2014. The news article said that the accident happened at around 1:30 Saturday morning.
Officials think that one person was seriously hurt when he was pinned between two cars in a pileup accident that was reported at the intersection of of South Padre Island Drive and Everhart. Police in charge of the accident investigation believe the man was hit while he was assisting at the scene of another accident.
The offending driver did not stay on the scene following the crash.
The man was taken by EMS personnel to a nearby hospital where he was last listed in critical condition.
Scene of the Accident
Commentary:
Hit and run accidents are some of the most frustrating, helpless situations anybody can find themselves in, and while I hate to be the bearer of bad news, people need to understand that there really isn’t a whole lot that can be done until the driver of the offending vehicle is tracked down. Luckily, the technology to find these drivers has only improved in the last years, and once they are found, determining why they ran needs to be the next order of business. Judging from the time of the accident on a late Friday/early Saturday morning, I don’t think it takes a great leap of imagination to think that alcohol may have played a role. If a driver is found, their credit card statements can be checked for a bar tab, and from there surveillance footage could reveal that they became intoxicated at a bar – in which case, the bar can be held responsible right next to the driver for breaking liquor liability laws. This may seem like rampant speculation but bars in Corpus Christi are notorious for over-service. In no way am I insinuating that a drunk driver go punished, quite the contrary, I want the driver punished, as well as any person or business that acted as an accomplice.
