HOUSTON, TX — One person has died and three people were taken to the hospital after a major car accident that was reported in Houston, Texas on Monday, November 10th, 2014. The article from Click 2 Houston said that the accident happened at or around 2:45 Monday morning.
Houston Police said that they believe one person died and another three were hurt after a two-vehicle collision that happened in the northbound lanes of North Freeway (Interstate 45). One vehicle is believed to have struck the rear of another near Cavalcade Street.
One woman was trapped in the vehicle and had to be cut free before being taken to a nearby hospital where she succumbed to her injuries a short time later.
Three others were taken to the hospital for the treatment of their injuries.
The Houston Police are still going over the details of the crash.
Scene of the Accident
Commentary:
Just from the few reports I’ve seen in the news, I see this accident going one of two ways, neither are very good for the rear driver. On the one hand, the driver could have been speeding, not paying attention to the road, or following too closely when the accident happened. These three factors are usually the cause of most rear-end collisions. On the other hand, I see another possibility. Bearing in mind it is not mentioned anywhere in the news, anytime an accident takes place at a time people would be coming home from a bar after closing time, I can’t help but feel alcohol could have been a factor in the accident. If the rear-driver is found to have had alcohol in their system, tracing their steps backwards could reveal that they spend some time at a bar in the hours before the crash. If this is the case, the state is going to punish the driver, as they should, but what about the bar? Believe it or not, over-serving is just as illegal as driving drunk, the only problem is citizens have the duty to hold the business responsible in civil court. Again, I’d need more information, but I’d be interested in seeing what the investigation uncovers.
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