HOUSTON, TX — Hector Garcia died in a single-vehicle accident that happened in Houston, Texas on Friday, October 24th, 2014. The official release from The Harris County Sheriff’s Office said that the accident happened at about 2:15 Friday morning.
Hector Garcia died when the Ford Mustang he was driving crashed in the 15900 block of the Yorktown Crossing Parkway. Accident investigators with details of the crash said that the Mustang drove off the road, only to return and spin out. The car then slid into a nearby utility pole.
Garcia was killed in the crash. He was alone in the vehicle at the time of the accident, and no other injuries were reported.
Officials from the Harris County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the crash.
Scene of the Accident
Commentary:
Even though the cause of this accident has yet to be determined, the few facts we see in the news give us quite a number of clues for us to speculate on. Whenever an accident happens in the late night/early morning hours, there are two main possibilities that I’ve seen: On one hand, people are overworked and exhausted, and falling asleep behind the wheel causes a tremendous amount of accidents each year. On the other hand, when an accident happens at or around the 2:00 last-call for bars, I can’t help but wonder if another bar or nightclub unleashed another dangerous driver on the road that they should have cut off, but failed to. Believe it or not, bars are not there to get you intoxicated. They are there to serve alcohol in a safe and responsible fashion, much like shooting ranges offer a safe environment to shoot.
When bars ignore the laws that were made to ensure the safe sale and service, they need to be held accountable, just like gun clubs can be when accidents happen after they fail to stick to the rules. If a person is visibly intoxicated, it is not only unsafe to serve them, but it is also illegal. The laws that prevent the sale of alcohol to intoxicated people are not there to deprive bars and businesses of revenue, they are there to protect everyone on the road.
— Grossman Law Offices