Houston, TX — The news reports in Houston confirmed that a white SUV involved in a wreck this past weekend contained two people, both of whom were injured and required hospitalization. No names were released, but whether alcohol was a factor or not is allegedly being investigated.
The HPD said that a white SUV was driving north on Boone Street in SW Houston at about 1:00 a.m. on Saturday morning (March 28, 2015) when the driver lost control. The SUV veered off the road at Beechnut Street and crashed into a tree, leaving both the driver and passenger with injuries.
The front-end damage to the SUV was severe, but it’s not clear how bad the injuries were. The driver of the SUV plus a woman in the backseat were both taken to a hospital.
The news said that the police are looking into whether alcohol might’ve been a factor.
Map of the Accident
View from the Road
Commentary
The news said that alcohol might be a factor, so I wanted to share a little information that people may find helpful. In Texas, it’s obviously illegal to drive while intoxicated, but many don’t know that it’s also against the law for bars (or other licensed providers of alcohol) to sell alcohol to those who are already intoxicated.
When a bar breaks these rules, we have more dangerous drivers on the road, so Texas law allows for bars to be punished both criminally (citations, license revocation, etc) and civilly (lawsuits, claims). I’m not saying I think someone here was at a bar – there’s not nearly enough information to go on – but if it was a factor, then don’t just assume that the driver is the only to blame. In all likelihood, it’s possible that a bar was over-zealous and irresponsible in the way they served the alcohol.
— Grossman Law Offices
