Kaufman County, TX — March 2, 2024, Aaron Jerome Brown and a teenager were killed and Tiffany Brown was injured in an alleged drunk driver accident on F.M. 741.
According to officials, the crash happened in the area of Farm-to-Market 741 and golden Meadow Lane, south of Forney.
It appears that 37-year-old Aaron Brown, 34-year-old Tiffany Brown, a 13-year-old boy, and a baby were in a Ford Fusion. They were going northbound on F.M. 741 at the time while a southbound GMC Sierra was approaching. That Sierra apparently dropped off the right side of the road in a construction zone, hit multiple cones, then veered left. This led to the Sierra going into northbound lanes, colliding with the Browns’ vehicle.
Due to the collision, Aaron Brown and his 13-year-old son were killed. Tiffany Brown reportedly had moderate injuries while the baby reportedly escaped harm. The other driver was allegedly under the influence of alcohol at the time of the wreck, and authorities recommended charges for intoxication manslaughter.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
While this may be blunt, senseless, avoidable drunk driving wrecks always bring the same question to my mind: How many people have to die before Texas takes drunk driving seriously? While drunk drivers tend to face charges, it’s far too common for the investigations to stop there. As a result, the bars, restaurants, liquor stores, and other alcohol providers often involved in drunk driving wrecks get off scot-free and continue to put lives at risk.
I’ll give a perfect example of what I mean. Our firm had a case not long ago with details similar to what I’m seeing here. That case involved a family with their young child minding their own business when an extremely drunk driver went into oncoming traffic and hit them head-on. The family sought us out to make sure authorities didn’t overlook anything. Well, they did—something pretty damn important.
It turned out authorities never looked into where the drunk driver got their alcohol from. If they had, they would have found that a bar illegally over-served the drunk driver, pouring drink after drink to the point he could barely walk, and then they kept serving him some more. Predictably, this led to serious harm, but the establishment didn’t care so long as they padded their bottom line. But once they realized there were actually consequences for their actions, they cleaned up their act.
Put simply, fewer alcohol providers over-serving people means fewer drunk driving accidents. Obviously, some folks will simply get drunk and cause accidents all on their own. But the reality is a significant portion of drunk driving wrecks in Texas also involve law-breaking alcohol providers, and there are systems in place to hold both drunk drivers and negligent alcohol providers accountable. It’s just a matter of actually using those systems.
So I ask again: How many people have to die before Texas takes drunk driving seriously?
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