Denison, TX — The police in Denison have identified the driver who was arrested after last weekend’s accident at the Sonic on Austin Street. They said that Ernest Burns, age unknown, crashed his car into the side of a Sonic restaurant last Sunday morning (November 22, 2015) and injured an employee inside.
This happened at about 10:30 a.m. that Sunday morning, at the location on Austin Street. Burns was apparently trying to pull into the popular drive-thru restaurant when his car failed to stop and it crashed through the drive-up kiosk and into the side of the building (pictured). An employee inside was burned by some of the equipment, which was moved around by the force of the impact. That person was taken to the hospital and was treated, but was not believed to be in serious condition.
Right now, the cause of the accident is believed to be alcohol-related, as Denison PD arrested Burns and charged him with intoxicated assault, driving while intoxicated, and some other offenses.
Map of the Accident
Commentary:
Since alcohol is a factor here, I think it’s important that I share the article below. In it, I talk at length about alcohol-related accidents (both in Texas and in other states) and how the law handles them. Essentially, everyone likes to point the blame at the accused driver who crashed their car, but the truth of the matter is that there’s often another guilty party: bars and other licensed providers of alcohol.
Our society tends to focus on the drivers who make the mistake of getting behind the wheel while intoxicated, but in fact, a lot of bars break the rules when they serve someone so much alcohol that they become intoxicated. In fact, depending on how much alcohol they serve, it can be decided by a jury that the bar actually contributed to the accident that happened when their customer got in his car and crashed, hurting innocent people.
Regarding this accident, it’s just fortunate that nobody was more seriously hurt. There are few things more dangerous than a car with a driver who’s not in control.
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