Orange, TX — October 11, 2024, Michael Merchant and one other were injured due to a car accident at around 11:32 p.m. along Highway 87.
Preliminary details about the accident say that it happened in the area of the Highway 87 and West Bluff Road intersection.
According to officials, 56-year-old Michael Merchant was in a Nissan Altima going northbound along Highway 87. A Ford F-150 was going southbound when it attempted to make a left turn, reportedly failing to yield to Merchant. As a result, the vehicles collided.
Due to the collision, Merchant was seriously injured. The driver of the Ford was reportedly moderately injured. Right now, other details about the accident are unavailable.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
Generally speaking details like this can make people think things are open-and-shut. But it’s important investigations are always as thorough as possible to understand what all led to the crash. After all, yielding to oncoming vehicles is about the simplest thing a driver can do. Why didn’t that happen here? Was the driver on their phone? Were they fatigued? Were they under the influence of alcohol? Was there an issue with visibility? Is there an issue with this particular intersection that causes accidents? Likely or not, victims and families are best served having as much information telling their side of the story as possible. It’s not often a police investigation alone is going to provide that.
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