Houston, TX — February 22, 2025, Brittney Boxley and two others were injured following a wrong-way car accident at around 4:34 a.m. along Eastex Freeway.
Preliminary details from authorities say that the incident happened along southbound lanes of I-69/U.S. 59 near the I-10 interchange.
According to officials, 32-year-old Brittney Boxley was in a vehicle traveling along Eastex. It appears a Jeep was going the wrong way, resulting in a collision with Boxley’s vehicle. Due to the collision, Boxley and a passenger in the Jeep had serious injuries. The Jeep driver had non-serious injuries, according to officials.
It appears Harris County officials charged the Jeep driver for intoxication assault, alleging the driver was under the influence of alcohol at the time.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
Frankly, it would be more surprising if this crash didn’t involve alcohol. Alcohol is far and away the most common reason a driver gets on the wrong side of the road. Every single time there’s a story like this, the public calls for action against the drunk drivers—especially down in Harris County where these accidents seem to happen all too often. However, drunk drivers aren’t always the only ones responsible for these accidents. In order to really address the root cause of wrong-way crashes, investigations must also include alcohol providers.
I can’t recall a single case I’ve handled involving a wrong-way driver who wasn’t unlawfully over-served by a bar or similar establishment. In Texas, if an alcohol provider over-serves someone who is obviously intoxicated, they can face legal consequences. This can include criminal investigations, fines, or liability for resulting injuries or deaths. So if someone is so drunk they can’t tell which way is which, chances are pretty darn high that they were unlawfully over-served.
Too often, though, authorities just charge the drunk drivers and move on. Meanwhile, there could be an establishment out who contributing to all the chaos not being held accountable. If that establishment is left unpunished, they’ll just continue putting lives at risk. In my experience handling hundreds of cases against negligent alcohol providers, seeing them held accountable gets them to clean up their act.
So whenever the public demands action be taken to prevent these wrong-way accidents, going after negligent alcohol providers must be a part of the solution. Arresting drunk drivers, making improvements to the road, advocating for harsher criminal penalties, and other discussions are important to have. But stopping alcohol providers from creating potential wrong-way drivers in the first place can make our roads much safer than they currently are.
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