Hays County, TX — February 24, 2024, Gabriel Alexander Floate was injured following a car accident at around 3:40 a.m. on the I-35 frontage road.
Initial details about the crash say that it happened on the south end of town near Post Road. According to officials, 29-year-old Gabriel Floate was in a Toyota Tacoma which was going southbound along the I-35 frontage road. Details suggest Floate may have fallen asleep at the wheel, causing it to overturn off-road.
As a result of the accident, Floate sustained injuries described as serious. There did not appear to be anyone else involved in the accident. Right now, additional details can’t be confirmed.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
Folks may wonder what else there could be to discuss since authorities allege fatigue was the cause of this crash. But here’s a question I rarely see authorities ask: what caused the injuries?
Believe it or not, that answer can be different from the cause of the accident. I’ll give a perfect example. A co-worker and I were recently discussing this case from a little while ago where a woman was texting and driving, and she rear-ended a truck. What stood out as unusual, though, was that the speed of the impact was relatively low. The victim’s injuries seemed far too serious given the facts of the crash. Well, thorough investigations of her vehicle revealed she had a defective airbag, meaning she likely would have been fine had it not been for that unforeseeable, serious flaw.
I certainly don’t have information to suggest something like that happened here, but it would shock people just how rarely authorities ever look into things like that. They tend to just focus on a driver’s actions and what they feel the most common explanations are. Important as that is to a thorough investigation, it’s just part of the larger picture. It’s important that even unlikely possibilities get attention. Otherwise, something crucial is bound to slip through the cracks. That’s why I have to wonder here if authorities truly let the evidence speak for itself.
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