San Antonio, TX — May 19, 2024, two people were injured following an alleged DWI accident at around 2:00 a.m. on Navarro Street.
Authorities said in preliminary statements that the accident happened at the intersection of Navarro and East Commerce Street.
According to officials, a Chevy was traveling northbound along Navarro and traveling through the Commerce intersection. That’s when a Nissan Altima allegedly ran the light on westbound Commerce and crashed with the Chevy. Two people in the Chevy were injured while the Nissan driver reportedly left the scene on foot.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
Authorities say they located the Nissan driver and allege they found the driver to be intoxicated. What they didn’t say, though, is if drugs or alcohol were the suspected intoxicant. Believe it or not, that makes a big difference in what may come next for the victims and families involved in an accident like this.
Essentially, alcohol is unique in Texas because drivers and the alcohol providers who serve them can potentially be on the hook after a crash. If someone is obviously intoxicated and a bar or similar establishment serves them anyway, they’re breaking the law. That means they can face criminal investigations, fines, license suspensions, and even civil liability if the over-service leads to people getting hurt.
The challenge, though, is that authorities rarely consider these possibilities on their own. Once they have a driver facing charges, they tend to move on and consider their work complete. That’s why many of the hundreds of civil cases I’ve had against negligent alcohol providers happened because victims and families felt authorities weren’t giving them the attention they deserved. Maybe authorities here have proven to be more thorough than usual, but it wouldn’t surprise me if there was still more to this story.
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