Williamson County, TX — October 11, 2024, Lakesha Cross and one other were injured following an alleged drunk driver accident around 7:11 p.m. on Ronald Reagan Blvd.
According to initial details about the accident, it happened in the area of the Ronald Reagan Boulevard and Journey Parkway intersection.
Investigators said that 49-year-old Lakesha Cross was in a Honda Accord no northbound Ronald Reagan. While Cross was stopped at the light, a Mini Cooper approaching from behind reportedly slammed into the back of Cross’s vehicle.
As a result of the accident, Lakesha Cross had serious injuries. The Mini Cooper driver had moderate injuries. Right now, authorities allege that the Mini Cooper driver was over four times the legal limit for drunk driving. No further information is available at this time.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
If the allegations here are true, folks may think that makes the crash open-and-shut. The reality, though, is that high a level of intoxication can makes things incredibly complex without proper investigations. I’ve handled hundreds of alcohol-related accident cases, and drivers who are that drunk were almost always unlawfully over-served by an alcohol provider. Here’s why that matters.
In Texas, negligent alcohol providers can be held accountable when they contribute to serious accidents. If they over-serve someone who is obviously intoxicated, it exposes them to potential criminal investigations, fines, suspended licenses, and liability for the resulting injuries. Too often, though, authorities put all of their focus on the drunk drivers, and those negligent alcohol providers get to slip under the radar. Inevitably, their behavior is bound to get more people hurt unless someone gets them to clean up their act.
That’s why accidents like this need to be taken seriously. At the end of the day, the families I’ve helped over the years never wanted some bad guy to blame. They wanted to see accountability for the harm done to them. Texas law is nuanced enough that drunk drivers and the negligent providers who over-serve them can be brought to answer for their actions. So was that ever investigated here, or did authorities only investigate part of the story?
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