According to local reports a man was critically injured in a parking garage when a vehicle backed into him. The accident occurred before 2 a.m. Saturday August 13 when 24-year-old Grant Morby was found on the second floor parking garage of The Lofts at West 7th of his friends apartment. The white pickup that struck Morby was driven by a man with a female passenger and fled the scene before authorities arrived. Morby is in critical condition at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth.
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Those who flee the scene of an accident deserve some level of initial skepticism. I know that area very well and would not be surprised to see the couple in the truck may have been intoxicated. Once the authorities find the driver of the truck a third party investigation should be conducted to determine liability. The obvious claim here is a personal injury claim but if the investigation could link the couple to a bar in that area there could be a civil claim against that establishment as well. Texas dram shop laws are in place to hold bars or other alcohol-serving establishments partially liable in the event of an accident. These laws seek to enforce the rules of serving alcohol established by the TABC and could open a third party up to a claim in a personal injury matter.
Fort Worth Personal Injury Attorney Michael Grossman
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