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McKinney, TX — Yesterday afternoon, a 9-year old girl was sent to the hospital inc critical condition after being hit by a suspected drunk drive in downtown McKinney. The young girl remains in critical condition as of Tuesday and the driver who struck her, 54-year old William Weir, has been charged with intoxication assault.
This happened on Monday afternoon, around lunch time. According to the news reports, Weir was driving along Louisiana Street (in the Historic McKinney Square downtown) when he crashed into a 9-year old girl who was walking in the street.
There were many witnesses to the accident, who said that the young girl struck her head on the ground after being thrown about 10 feet by Weir’s pickup truck. Police arrived at the scene and arrested Weir after they suspected that he was under the influence of alcohol.
He was taken to the Collin County Jail and is being processed. Allegedly, Weir has charges for marijuana against him as well, but it’s not clear if those are related to this accident or not.
Map of the Accident
View from the Road
Commentary:
I wish I could say that I’m surprised that someone would be drunk in the middle of the day, but I’m not. I’ve seen all manner of accidents involving alcohol, some of which even involved people who were still drunk the next morning from a previous night of drinking. Now, I’m wondering if this man had being drinking at one of the nearby businesses or restaurants there in the downtown square? Assuming that the news reports are correct and that alcohol is a factor here, do the police know where this man had come from?
The bottom line here is that if this man had been at a bar/restaurant there in McKinney and had been served the point of intoxication in the middle of the day, then I think both this driver and whoever served him need to be punished together as accomplices in the same crime.
— Grossman Law Offices
