This is a truly heartbreaking story involving the death of an off-duty Euless police officer and severe injuries to his wife and their children due to an apparently very drunk driver, Dylan Molina. According to the story, “A witness told investigators that Molina fled after the wreck. Police said his breath smelled of alcohol and he was acting intoxicated. According …
Drunk Driving Takes Another Life in North Texas
We have blogged often in past few months about the dangers of drunk driving. They are obvious. The rule is simple: DO NOT DRINK AND DRIVE!! More recently, we have blogged about the responsibility of bars and restaurants for death or personal injury caused by a guest or customer who was served too much alcohol. Texas law prohibits restaurants and bars …
Who Is Responsible for an Accident with a Drunk Truck Driver?
Consuming alcohol and then getting “behind the wheel” is a serious problem in the US. Alcohol has proven to play a role in over 20,000 traffic fatalities annually. The problem stems from alcohol’s ability to impair judgement, coordination, reaction time, vision and perception.
Tips to Protect Against Drunk Driving Accidents
Although we cannot prevent a stranger from getting behind the wheel after drinking, we can arm ourselves with information to help keep us safe against a drunk driving accident. There’s no other way to protect ourselves than to know the signs of a drunk driver, and know what to do once we’ve spotted one. Listed below are some things to …
Dallas Cowboys’ Josh Brent Court Date Set for Intoxication Manslaughter
Dallas Cowboys football player Josh Brent now faces a Sept. 23 trial on a charge of intoxication manslaughter after he was involved in a Dallas car accident that killed his teammate Jerry Brown. The Dallas drunk driving accident occurred on Dec. 8 when Brent was driving with Brown as a passenger. The accident happened when the speeding car flipped at …
Man Killed in DUI Rollover Accident
A 41-year-old man was killed in a car accident when he was ejected from a rolling vehicle. Officials say that alcohol was a contributing factor in the accident. The vehicle, driven by a 28-year-old man, ran off the right side of the road and rolled twice. The fatally injured victim was ejected through the rear window. The driver and another …
Drunk Driving Suspected in Fatal Dallas Crash
Drunk driving is suspected in last night’s devastating accident in Dallas, which killed two adults and critically injured an 8-year-old girl. Witnesses say a driver sped through a red light and plowed into 3 vehicles. One of the vehicles slammed into a utility pole, instantly killing two adults inside and ejecting the girl onto the street. It is unknown if …
Family Sues Applebee’s for Over-Serving Alcohol
In 2009, there was a tragic drunk driving car accident in which a North Texas child, Abdallah Khader, received brain injuries. The boy was 2-years-old at the accident and suffered damage to 80 percent of his brain after Stewart Lee Richardson hit his family’s car. Abdallah’s parents were also injured in the crash. The family of six-year-old Abdallah Khader sued …
Child Killed in Drunk Driving Accident
A 7-year-old boy was standing on a porch in southwest Houston when a car driven by an alleged drunk driver slammed into the porch and killed the child. The driver, who is an illegal immigrant from Mexico, is now being charged with intoxicated manslaughter and is being held without bond. The driver lost control of his Ford Crown Victoria, jumped …
