Local reports indicate a woman was seriously injured when her car slammed into the back of an 18-wheeler early Wednesday morning around 2:30 a.m. August 10. The accident occurred on the Interstate 10 eastbound feeder and Sawyer Street. Police say the rig was coming to a stop at a red light when the womans PT Cruiser struck the back of the trailer. She was taken to Ben Taub Hospital in critical condition.
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Commentary
Details of this accident are minimal currently but I wonder if some type of intoxicant played a role here. A third party investigation is needed to determine liability in this accident. If the woman was found to be at fault why am I writing about this accident? Well the timing of this wreck suggests to me a driver potentially leaving a bar or restaurant (many close at 2 a.m.). If the investigation finds the driver had been drinking prior to the accident there could be a personal injury claim against the establishment where she imbibed. These laws are called dram shop laws that place partial liability upon an alcohol-serving establishment for over-serving a patron. This does not in any way remove liability from the driver but rather simply enforces the standards the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission have established. With the lack of information about this accident I recognize I am taking a shot in the dark here but my experience tells me an accident with this fact pattern can involve other parties as well.
Houston Personal Injury Attorney Michael Grossman
