Victoria, TX — April 29, 2024, Felipe Vasquez, Betty Trevino, and four were injured in an alleged drunk driver accident at 9:15 p.m. on North Navarro Street.
Preliminary details released about the accident say that it happened at the intersection of East Red river Street and North Navarro Street.
According to officials, 31-year-old Felipe Gregorio Vasquez, a 39-year-old woman, and a 3-year-old child were in a Dodge Durango which was going northbound on Navarro Street. Traveling through the Red River intersection on a green light, Vasquez’s vehicle was apparently hit by a westbound Dodge Durango that allegedly ran the light. The Dodge then hit a northbound Chevy Malibu driven by Betty Ocanas Trevino.
As a result of the collision, Vasquez and both of his passengers had apparently serious injuries. The driver of the Dodge also had reportedly serious injuries while their one-year-old passenger and Betty Trevino reportedly had minor injuries.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
At this time, authorities allege that the Dodge driver was under the influence of alcohol at the time, and they recommended charges for intoxication assault. If that allegation is true, those charges may only be part of the larger story. What folks don’t often know about is how alcohol providers like bars and restaurants contribute to crashes like this all the time. They, too, can be held accountable.
Essentially, Texas law says it’s illegal for an alcohol provider to over-serve someone who’s obviously intoxicated. If they do so, it opens an alcohol provider up to potential criminal investigations, fines, license suspensions, and potential liability if it leads to people getting hurt. However, despite how many avenues Texas law provides to see these negligent alcohol providers held accountable, most simply get away with their recklessness.
The reality is authorities don’t typically prioritize investigating alcohol providers. I’ve handled hundreds of personal injury cases against negligent alcohol providers over the years, and countless times our investigations into an establishment stood alone. Authorities would just charge the drunk drivers and move on. Often, criminal investigations only happened after we took it upon ourselves to share our findings with the police. That’s why most victims and families involved in these crashes don’t even realize they’re not getting the whole story.
Now, maybe authorities here are being thorough to ensure all factors contributing to these events get proper attention. But if this was another situation where an alleged drunk driver took all the flak while an accomplice got off scot-free, it unfortunately wouldn’t be the first time.
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