Fort Bend County, TX — June 6, 2024, Ronny Strait, Lorrie Strait, and another were injured following a car accident at around 10:50 a.m. along Highway 36.
Authorities said in preliminary statements that the accident happened in the area of the Highway 36 and Randon Dyer Road intersection.
According to officials, 52-year-old Ronny Lee Strait and 50-year-old Lorrie Strait were in a Ford Fusion going eastbound on the highway. From the oncoming lane of travel, authorities say that a westbound Mercedes-Benz tried to pass an 18-wheeler, crossing into the path of and colliding with the Straits’ Ford. As a result of the accident, Lorrie Strait had serious injuries while Ronny Strait and the other driver reportedly had moderate injuries.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
When it comes to crashes like this, people tend to think things are always straight-forward or simple. Authorities seem to paint a clear picture of what happened, so what more could there be? Well, at the end of the day, people aren’t going to be dealing with the authorities. They’re going to be dealing with insurance companies who have one priority: avoid as much responsibility as possible.
This can take many forms. They might try to say the 18-wheeler did something wrong to cause the crash. They could try to blame the signage along the roadway for being misleading. They could accuse injured parties of not wearing their seatbelts. They aren’t necessarily trying to be convincing. They’re hoping the victims and families they’re up against won’t be prepared to counter them. At the end of the day, as long as there is room for them to paint their own picture, they’re likely to try it.
That’s why victims and families who want to cut past all of that nonsense are best served having as much clear evidence telling their side of the story as possible. It’s a lot more difficult for an insurance company to change the story when the truth is sitting right there in front of them for everyone to see. So regardless of what happened here, it’s important to consider that there truly are no simple car accidents. There are only accidents that leave too much room for speculation, and there are accidents that are handled by experienced, thorough accident reconstructionists who ensure the evidence speaks for itself.
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