Lubbock, Texas — It looks like there was an alcohol-related accident that happened this past Tuesday morning (August 4, 2015) in Lubbock. A total of five people were injured – two moderately and three only slightly – after a car accidentally rear-ended another vehicle.
This was at the intersection of University Avenue and Clovis Road in the early morning hours, police said.
One driver came upon a red light at Clovis & University that morning and failed to brake in time, rear-ending another car that was stopped. The car that was hit spun out into the intersection.
The police responded to the scene and the paramedics were called as well. As stated, two people were rushed to a hospital to be treated for moderate injuries while the other three were treated for less-serious injuries.
The driver who rear-ended the stopped car was arrested after being suspected of drunk driving. Allegedly, their BAC was above the legal limit, but the LPD hasn’t released any updates or said if the charges have been finalized yet.
Map of the Accident
View from the Road
Commentary:
Given the early-morning hour here and the fact that alcohol was involved, I’m wondering if the driver in that car was coming home from a bar? Texas actually leads the nation each year in alcohol-related accidents, and the most popular places where folks get liquored up are bars, restaurants, pubs, etc. But here’s the problem: you almost never read about bars over-serving their customers or a man drinking 16 beers before getting into an accident. No, all that makes the news is the fact that someone got into an accident.
The issue isn’t just that people drink and drive a lot in Texas, it’s that we have bars and other establishments that don’t give a rip about Texas law or the TABC. Bars aren’t supposed to serve alcohol to people who are obvious intoxicated and when they do, they’re putting that person and everyone else on the road in danger.
I’d like to know where this driver was in the hours leading up to this accident, because it seems to me that if he was at a bar, they should be held responsible for their part in the wreck.
— Grossman Law Offices
