HOUSTON, TX — Harris County Officials have not yet released the name of the woman that was hospitalized after a major accident that happened in Houston, Texas on Thursday, July 9th, 2015. Reports indicated that the accident took place around 10:30 Thursday night.
Investigators said that the woman was hurt when she was struck by a vehicle while she was in a crosswalk at the intersection of Pierce and Fannin. Officials think she was hit by a dark colored vehicle that had run the red light and did not stay on the scene.
The woman was rushed to Ben Taub Hospital where she was last reported in serious condition.
The investigation is ongoing.
Scene of the Accident
View of the Road
Commentary:
Considering witnesses indicated that they’d managed to get the offending driver’s license plates, tracking down a vehicle and a driver may not be as difficult as I’ve seen in many cases. That being said, once the car is pinpointed and a driver is determined, the investigation shouldn’t just grind to a halt. Finding out why the driver ran should be the next order of business. Were they overcome with the fight-or-flight mechanism that many of would face in a similar situation, and they simply picked the wrong one? Or is it possible that they’d spent the night drinking, and knew they should’ve never been behind the wheel in the first place? Did they have an expired, revoked, or suspended driver’s license? Believe it or not, the answers to these questions could show us that there was more than one responsible party, especially if the driver had spent the evening at a bar where staff failed in their legal duty to cut them off when they felt they were approaching the legal limit of intoxication?
— Grossman Law Offices
