San Antonio, TX — A motorcyclist was hospitalized following a possible drunk-driving accident in San Antonio, Texas, on Thursday, May 21, 2105. The accident happened in the 3000 block of Loop 410, around 2:00 in the morning.
Reports say that the motorcyclist was eastbound on 410 when he was rear-ended and thrown from his bike. He was taken to a nearby hospital with unknown injuries. His name has not been released.
Police arrested the driver, and they’ve been charged with driving drunk. The accident is still being investigated.
Read commentary below.
Scene of the Accident
View from the Road
Commentary
Anytime I see an accident like this, once of the first things I have to ask is whether or not the alleged drunk driver had been at a bar at any point before the crash. The reason for that is that Texas has laws forbidding bars from selling alcohol to those who are obviously intoxicated. If a bar chooses to ignore that and over-serves someone who should by all rights be cut off, and then that person goes out and gets into an accident, the bar can be held responsible for it. Does that mean the drunk driver gets a free pass? No. Of course not. They also chose unwisely, and should be held accountable for it. But you have to ask yourself if the accident would have been as bad as it was had a bar chosen not to serve that customer more alcohol.
— Grossman Law Offices
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