Nacogdoches, TX — February 20, 2024, Amber Dawn Fitzgerald was injured as the result of an alleged drunk driver accident at 10:40 p.m. on East Starr Avenue.
Authorities said in preliminary statements that the collision happened in the area of the East Starr Avenue (F.M. 1878) and Northeast Stallings Drive (Loop 224).
According to officials, 36-year-old Amber Dawn Fitzgerald was in a Chevy Cruze going northbound on Stallings. At Starr Avenue, an eastbound GMC Sierra pickup truck ran the light, and the two vehicles collided. Fitzgerald was reportedly seriously injured as a result.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
In their statements, authorities allege that the pickup driver was under the influence of alcohol, and they recommended charges for intoxication assault. This late at night, I’d hope authorities also looked into where the driver got that supposed alcohol. There could be more than just a drunk driver responsible for these events.
While it’s not often talked about, a lot of these crashes involve negligent alcohol providers illegally over-serving someone. If a bar, for example, over-serves an obviously intoxicated patron, and people get hurt as a result, that bar can be on the hook for their role in the accident. Not only is this a resolution victims and families deserve to see, but it also gets those otherwise reckless establishments to clean up their act. Maybe nothing like that happened here, but it’s not the sort of possibility to let slip through the cracks.
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