Smith County, TX — December 25, 2024, a Van Zandt County man was injured due to a car accident at around 7:15 p.m. along County Road 429.
Authorities said in initial statements that the accident happened near the intersection of County Road 429 and F.M. 3271, just off U.S. 69.
According to officials, a 34-year-old Van Zandt man was in a Honda CR-V going southbound along the roadway. For reasons not confirmed, the vehicle lost control, left the roadway, and crashed. As a result, the man sustained serious injuries.
Authorities did not mention anyone else being involved in the accident. Additional details are unavailable.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
Single-vehicle accidents don’t always get the attention they deserve, and that can lead to incomplete or shoddy investigations. People tend to assume authorities have crack CSI teams who investigate serious accidents. More often, though, it’s just an officer who happened to respond to the accident, and they’re not always trained or equipped by their department to handle complex accident investigations. Things like defects, road design flaws, drivers unlawfully over-served by bars, hit-and-runs, and tire blowouts end up being mishandled a lot of the time as a result. Maybe authorities here were able to be more thorough—it would certainly be good to here as much. But in my experience, it’s not prudent to wait around for the authorities when there could be important details slipping through the cracks.
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