Clarksville, TX — October 14, 2024, 48-year-old Robert Webster Jr. was seriously injured in a car accident on U.S. Highway 82 in Red River County.
According to authorities, the incident happened around 6:05 a.m. on U.S. 82 near Highway 37 in Clarksville. Preliminary investigation suggests Robert Webster Jr. was driving a Chevy Silverado west on U.S. 82 as a Mercedes-Benz SUV was eastbound nearby. The SUV driver reportedly stopped briefly behind another vehicle at the light-controlled 82/37 intersection, then drove over the center line into the oncoming lane. After entering the westbound roadway the Mercedes crashed into the Silverado.
Robert Webster Jr. suffered serious injuries in the collision. The Mercedes driver reportedly received minor injuries. It was the investigating officer’s opinion that she was under the influence of alcohol.
No further information is currently available.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
If blood test results confirm that intoxication was a factor here as authorities suspect, there may be other issues to consider. Some may think I’m talking about ensuring the right charges follow, but I’m actually emphasizing the importance of finding out where the alcohol came from. Under Texas dram shop law, a local business may need to be held accountable for over-serving the alleged DWI driver.
Dram shop law makes it illegal for licensed alcohol providers to sell or serve more drinks to obviously intoxicated patrons. Doing so presents a clear and serious hazard both to their customers and to the public at large. Despite the dangers it creates, countless businesses routinely over-serve their customers and send them on their way at night’s end without a second thought.
Not every drunk driving case involves a dram shop violation, the possibility deserves investigation any time alcohol use is connected to serious injuries. If bad bars are never held responsible for their negligent over-service, they’ll never change their ways and the roads will stay dangerous for everyone. So if intoxication is confirmed as a factor, will authorities make sure to find out where that intoxication took place?
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