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Four Hurt in Suspected Drunk Driving Accident on Interstate 35 at Whitlock in Carrollton, Texas

CARROLTON, TX — Four people were rushed to the hospital after a wrong way accident involving an alleged drunk driver that was reported in Carrollton, Texas on Sunday, April 19th, 2015. News reports out of the Dallas/Fort Worth area said that the accident happened sometime early Sunday morning.

Four people were taken to the hosptial after an SUV and a pickup truck collided while driving in the northbound lanes of Interstate 35E near Whitlock Lane. Authorities believe that the SUV was driving southbound in the northbound lanes when it collided with a box truck head-on.

Four people were taken to the hospital for treatment of the injuries they sustained in the accident. The driver of the SUV is currently being investigated for the possibility of drunk driving.

Carrollton Police are investigating the cause of the crash at this time.

Scene of the Accident

View of the Road

Commentary:

While authorities try to work out the details, and determine if this accident was in-fact alcohol related, people need to understand what happens when alcohol is confirmed to be a factor in an accident like this. Texans are afforded some of the most forward-thinking alcohol liability laws in the entire country. These laws ensure that any establishment that holds a liquor license serve alcohol in a safe and responsible fashion. Chances are, if the driver of the offending SUV was at a bar, and was intoxicated enough to drive the wrong way on one of the cities largest interstates, then they were probably served far beyond the legal limit of intoxication. In my experience, wrong-way drunk drivers are never toeing the line of .07 and .08 blood alcohol content. These drivers are usually two or threefold the legal intoxication limit. Considering it is illegal in the State of Texas to serve anybody beyond the point of intoxication, it’s a high likelihood that the bar broke the law just as the driver did by getting behind the wheel. If the driver came from a bar where they were over served, shouldn’t every party that broke the law face accountability?

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