UPDATE (February 1, 2024): Authorities have identified the woman killed in the accident as Catherine Marie Bissonnet. Harris County officials also say that the 17-year-old driver involved is facing a charge for intoxication manslaughter for allegedly being under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
If those allegations are true, what I have yet to see from authorities is if they’re looking into where the teenager got the alcohol from. If it was a business or licensed establishment, it’s important to find out.
Here’s what makes businesses serving unlawfully so much more serious than just an ordinary individual mishandling alcohol. I know from experience litigating against bars that if an alcohol provider is breaking one law, there’s a good chance they’re breaking multiple. Without accountability, they’ll just continue putting others’ lives at risk until someone sees they’re held accountable for their actions.
Houston, TX — December 15, 2023, a woman was killed in a pedestrian car accident along Silber Road.
According to authorities, the accident took place on Silber Road underneath the Katy Freeway bridge.
Reports indicate that a 17-year-old was traveling in a black Mercedes along the Katy Freeway service road. While turning onto Silber to go northbound, the car veered off of the roadway at the overpass, going up on the curb and reportedly striking a woman who was beneath the bridge. The woman who was struck by the vehicle was declared deceased at the scene of the accident.
The cause of the accident is under active investigation by local authorities. The weather and road conditions in the area were not reported on. Additional details—including the identities of those involved—are not available at this point in time.
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