According to local reports two teenagers were injured in a single-vehicle accident on a county road in Boswell Oklahoma. 17-year-old Clayton Williams was critically injured riding in the passenger seat with 14-year-old Meagan Belvin around 10:25 p.m. July 25. Williams was taken to Parkland Hospital in Dallas while Belvin was treated and released from a local hospital.
Commentary
Underage driving is a problem in rural Texas as well. Williams family should initiate an independent investigation to determine liability in the accident. I say this not to speak of the two minors but rather another possible liable route. If the owner of the vehicle is found to have knowingly allowed for the use of that vehicle by a minor that could allow for a personal injury claim against the car owner. The standard here for licensed drivers is typically a knowledgeable history of poor driver but of course here there is no such history.
Texas Personal Injury Attorney Michael Grossman
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