Corpus Christi, TX — A man sustained minor injuries in an alleged DUI accident in Corpus Christi, Texas, on Friday, February 6, 2015. The accident took place in the 4000 block of Highway 358, around 2:45 in the morning.
Police identified Chris Alejandre as the driver of the pickup truck that crashed into a concrete barrier, coming to a stop half on top of the concrete barrier which divides the highway. Police determined that Alejandre was drunk at the time of the accident.
Alejandre was taken to Christus Spohn Shoreline Hospital to be treated for minor injuries before police charged him with driving under the influence and took him to the City Detention Center.
No one else was injured in the accident.
Scene of the Accident
Commentary
Given the time of day at which this accident happened, I wouldn’t be surprised to learn that the driver was at a bar, was driving home, and got into the accident. If he was drunk enough to do that after leaving the bar, I wonder how drunk he was while at the bar. That’s important because Texas law says that establishments that serve alcohol aren’t allowed to continue serving those who are obviously intoxicated. Why is that? Well, the more alcohol someone’s had to drink, the greater chance they have of going out and doing something like this. Luckily, no one was seriously hurt. The next time something like this happens, that luck may not hold out. And yes, that’s something a bar can be held responsible for. Not in place of a drunk driver, but alongside them. Because if a bar refuses to cut someone off, and that person goes out and gets into a wreck, the bar has directly complicit in that, and should be held responsible.
— Grossman Law Offices
