CLEBURNE, TX — Three people were taken to the hospital after a rollover accident that happened on Monday, October 20th, 2014. The report from the Cleburne Times-Review said that the accident happened around 4:00 Monday morning.
Police said that three people were taken to the hospital after the car they were passengers in crashed and rolled in the 3800 block of North Main Street. The car was then hit from the rear by another vehicle.
The driver of the first vehicle was identified as 23-year-old Jorge Morales, who currently faces drunk driving charges stemming from the accident.
The Cleburne Police and Fire Departments Assisted with the accident investigation.
Scene of the Accident
Commentary:
The news mentioned that the accident happened at around 4:00 in the morning, and that alcohol was involved. Bars in Texas are required to stop serving alcohol and shut down at 2:00 in the morning. Now, there have been numerous cases I’ve seen where people were drinking at bars long after the law permits. While I cannot definitively say if these people were drinking at a bar after closing time, I can say it is a very real possibility that happens much more frequently than you’d think. If these people were at a bar after it was supposed to close and the bar skirted that regulation, is it outside the realm of possibility that the bar ignored other laws and over-served the driver too? The driver is probably going to face some harsh penalties from the state (as he should), but should the bar really continue business as usual after shirking regulations that are put on the books for no other reason than safety? Believe it or not, it is up to the victims in accidents to hold bars accountable for the role they played in the crash, and lawmakers outfitted Texans with the ability to do this with liquor liability laws.
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