Mansfield, TX — June 16, 2024, a man was injured following an alleged drunk driver accident at around 10:15 p.m. along South Main Street.
According to initial details from authorities, the accident happened off the corner of the South Main Street and Sentry Drive.
Details say that a 66-year-old Mansfield man was walking at the time along the shoulder on Main Street. While there, a southbound Chevy Tahoe reportedly struck the man, resulting in serious injuries. That driver was allegedly under the influence of alcohol at the time, and authorities recommended a charge for intoxication assault.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
When it comes to drunk driving accidents, people tend to think authorities file charges, and that’s all there is to it. Well, authorities do typically do that, but the reality is there’s often an accomplice to these accidents who authorities overlook: a bar.
Simply put, alcohol providers in Texas can be on the hook if the illegally over-serve someone who’s obviously intoxicated, and it leads to people getting hurt. I’ve handled hundreds of cases against these negligent alcohol providers, and it’s shocking how often my team and I are the ones putting these establishments on the authorities’ radar for the first time. It’s just not a high priority for a lot of cities and counties around Texas to seek these alcohol providers out the same way authorities go after drunk drivers.
If authorities were more proactive, they’d see what I’ve seen throughout my career. Holding negligent alcohol providers accountable gets victims and families a just resolution, and it gets those establishments to clean up their act so they don’t continue to harm anyone else. That’s why I can’t help wondering what steps, if any, authorities are taking beyond investigating a single individual’s actions.
call us 
Email Us 
Text us