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Corpus Christi, TX — A young man, 26-year old Skot Snelling, was arrested for DWI this Wednesday morning in Corpus Christi after police said he caused an accident and fled the scene. One person in the car that Snelling hit was injured, said police.
This happened at about 2:00 a.m. on Wednesday morning, February 25, 2015. Snelling was driving his car at the intersection of Everhart and McArdle Roads when he crashed into another car. Instead of stopping, however, Snelling allegedly fled the scene and lost control a short distance later.
His car ran off the road and hit a power pole, leaving it disabled. Snelling was later taken into custody by the local police after they suspected he was under the influence of alcohol. One person in the car that Snelling hit was hospitalized with non life-threatening injuries. Their name and condition wasn’t released.
Map of the Accident
View from the Road
Commentary:
According to the police, this driver was under the influence of alcohol and the time of the accident puts it right around the same time most bars close for business. If alcohol was really a factor here, is it possible that the driver had been at a bar or somewhere else that served alcohol?
The reason I’m bringing this up is because when a bar is involved in a drunk driving accident (e.g., a bar over-serves a customer and they get into an accident), it’s very likely that the bar broke some rules in the process. We all know it’s illegal to drink and drive, but it’s actually unlawful for bars or other licensed establishments to serve alcohol to customers who are obviously intoxicated. When that happens, accidents like this occur and people get hurt.
The fact of the matter is that the injured parties here would have a claim not only against the driver who hit them, but if a bar had over-served them that night, they would have a claim against the bar as well. This part doesn’t get covered in the news very often because the media tends to focus on drunk drivers and whether they’re being punished. But, a big part of curbing drunk driving accidents is making sure that bars are held accountable when they break the rules. After all, gun ranges don’t allow children to come in an handle their firearms, so why should a bar allow a drunk person to continue to get intoxicated and endanger themselves and everyone around them?
— Grossman Law Offices
