Park Hills, MO — A man from Doe Run identified as Albert White, 45 years old, was injured and sent to a nearby hospital after he was involved in an accident. This happened in Park Hills along U.S. 67 last Saturday, August 8, 2015.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol said that Albert White was a passenger in a Chevy Malibu driven by 25-year old Rebecca Hickman, 25 years old. As they were headed east down U.S. 67 that Saturday evening around 7:30 p.m., a woman driving a Saturn was headed west.
The Saturn tried to make a left turn onto Commonwealth Drive that evening, but was apparently going too fast. Her car crashed into the Ms. Hickman’s Chevy Malibu, causing a major accident.
Albert White, a passenger in the Malibu, was injured and taken to a hospital. However, he was not in serious condition.
The driver of the Saturn was detained by police and charged for driving while intoxicated. They also charged her for leaving the scene of an accident, but it’s not clear why since the reports make no mention of her fleeing the scene.
The Saturn’s driver was eventually identified as 22-year old Shenae D. Boyd, 22 years old, a local Park Hills resident.
Map of the Accident
View from the Road
Commentary:
If alcohol was indeed a factor here, and this young woman had been drinking at a bar or similar establishment in the hours leading up to this accident, then that place of business might bear some liability here. At the end of the day, people drinking and driving is only half of the reason we have alcohol-related accidents in the first place. The other half of the reason is because there are plenty of bars out there that are content to over-serve their guests, make a few extra bucks, and let an intoxicated customer walk out to their car and get behind the wheel.
It’s not something that gets talked about in the news very often, but it’s a huge problem and the sooner people start taking it seriously and holding bars liable for their negligence, the quicker we can put a dent in drunk driving wrecks. In regards to this accident, I obviously don’t know where the alcohol in question came from, but that may prove to be valuable information.
— Grossman Law Offices
