IRVING, TX –A head-on collision sent one driver to the hospital in Irving, Texas on Wednesday, February 26th, 2014, according to the report from NBC DFW.
Police have said that they have reason to believe one person was hurt when the silver minivan they were driving crashed head-on into a Yellow Cab taxi van while driving on Spur 483. The accident happened around 3:10am.
Scene of the Accident
One person was taken by EMS responders to a nearby hospital with unspecified injuries.
Authorities are working with local accident investigation teams to determine if alcohol was a contributing factor in the accident, and expect to release more information at a later date.
Commentary:
While alcohol has yet be confirmed as a factor, just in case it is people need to know how these types of investigations differ from run-of-the mill car accidents. Firstly, if alcohol is a factor, it needs to be determined where the driver was coming from before the accident. There is a good chance many drunk drivers involved in a crash had come from a bar, and in the State of Texas, bars operate under the rule of ‘dram shop laws’, or liquor liability laws. These are a set of regulations to prohibit the sale of alcohol to an already drunk person, or to serve customers responsibly, and not to the point of intoxication. Texas lawmakers know that is is dangerous to give somebody in public a high volume of alcohol, because they may hurt themselves or another. If a bar is found to have served this driver too much to drink, or if he arrived at the bar visibly intoxicated, the bar can and should bear liability alongside the driver. There is a reason these laws are on the books, and its to ensure bars are held accountable for their actions.
–Grossman Law Offices
