Hunt County, TX — December 28, 2024, Barbara Smith and one other were injured following a possible drunk driver accident at 8:08 p.m. on Highway 224.
According to initial details about the accident, it happened off the corner of Highway 224 and Live Oak Street.
Investigators said that 74-year-old Barbara Smith was in a Nissan Versa going southbound along the highway. While doing so, a westbound Mitsubishi reportedly crashed with Smith’s vehicle. Due to this, Barbara Smith sustained serious injuries. The other driver had reportedly minor injuries.
According to officials, the driver of the Mitsubishi allegedly had been drinking. No further information about the accident can be confirmed at this time.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
If evidence confirms that alcohol is a factor here, people might think that makes a situation open-and-shut. In reality, that can make things quite a bit more challenging. This is because many alcohol-related accidents involve negligent alcohol providers who over-serve those drivers. Those alcohol providers may also have consequences to face, in the form of potential criminal investigations, fines, suspended licenses, or liability for the resulting injuries.
Too often, though, these negligent alcohol providers fly under the radar. I’ve had hundreds of cases against negligent alcohol providers who contributed to a serious accident. It’s not at all unusual for families to come to us, we do our own investigations, and we find that authorities moved on after charging the drunk driver without ever bothering to find out where the alcohol came from. Not only does this leave victims and families with an incomplete story, it allows those negligent alcohol providers to continue being reckless unchecked.
So while exact details surrounding this accident aren’t entirely clear right now, there are some familiar red flags which make me wonder if the investigations have been handled appropriately. There could still be more to this story than those affected by the crash realize.
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