Bryan Fedak a 22-year-old Carbondale resident was seriously injured in a wreck that occurred on Saturday Oct. 23 around 2:05 a.m. on I-80 in Pocono Township Pennsylvania. Fedak was a passenger in a pickup truck when Terrance Reed 26 of Tobyhanna attempted to pass the pickup truck in his own car. The car spun into the pickup truck. A tow truck was also attempting to pass at the same time but managed to escape the wreck. Reed fled the Scene of the Accident. He was charged with drunken driving fleeing the accident and aggravated assault by vehicle. Reed has also been paroled earlier in the month for a cocaine possession conviction. Fedak was taken to Pocono Medical Center then flown to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest and treated for several broken bones and other injuries. Reed was taken to Pocono Medical Center and then sent to Monroe County Prison for violating the terms of his probation. According to police Reed saw the tow truck moving into the left lane and attempted to swerve to miss it. Reed was not hurt in the accident but his passengers suffered minor injuries. Reed was later arraigned on charges of driving under the influence aggravated assault by vehicle while driving under the influence reckless endangerment reckless driving failure to stop and render aid failure to notify police of an accident involving injury and driving at an unsafe speed. Reed also had a prior drunken driving conviction from 2008.
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While its unfortunate that a person suffered an injury due to the negligence of a drunk driver its fortunate that loss of life didnt occur in this particular accident when fatalities are such a sad but common occurrence in drunken driving accidents. The victim in this accident may consider contacting his family attorney in order to see what his legal options may be. Dram shop laws exist in many states that are used to hold negligent alcohol-serving establishments accountable for their actions in contributing to drunk driving accidents. However it should be noted that these laws vary from state to state. Regardless the liable parties should be held accountable for their negligent behavior that resulted in this accident.
– Texas personal injury lawyer Michael Grossman
