UPDATE (March 18, 2024): Authorities identified the man killed in the accident as 69-year-old Santiago Ramirez Perez. Additional details are still under investigation.
Longview, TX — February 24, 2024, a pedestrian was killed due to an alleged intoxicated driver accident at around 1:00 p.m. on West Hope Drive.
Current details about the accident say that it took place in the area of 500 West Hope Drive, just off Pine Tree Road in the northwest part of the city.
According to officials, the incident involved a pedestrian who was apparently struck by a vehicle. Authorities say that vehicle somehow left the road, leading to the collision. The pedestrian was seriously injured as a result, and they died following transport to a hospital. The driver is accused of being intoxicated at the time of the accident and reportedly faces a charge for intoxication manslaughter.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
After any serious accident like this, the public is all generally on the same page: the victim’s family deserves justice. The driver seems to be on the path to having their day in court, but is that all there is to this story?
Intoxicated driving accidents are unique in that they can involve outside parties not directly involved in the crash itself. If authorities were to determine that alcohol was the intoxicant here, for example, they could find where that alcohol came from. Any evidence showing a local alcohol provider over-served the driver could then lead to that provider being held accountable, whether that be through criminal charges, civil liability, or administrative penalties from the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC).
If it turns out drugs were the issue here, though, that all may not come up. But until authorities are certain they know all of the facts surrounding this accident, the pursuit to get the victim’s loved ones the justice they deserve may be far from over.
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