Texas City, TX — July 13, 2024, Steven Parks sustained injuries as the result of an alleged drunk driver accident at around 1:15 a.m. along North Amburn Road.
According to initial details about the accident, the crash happened in the area of the North Amburn Road and F.M. 1764 intersection.
Investigators said that 34-year-old Steven Lee Parks was om a Chevy Trax going westbound on the Emmett F. Lowry Expressway crossing Amburn. While doing so, a northbound Ford Crown Vic crashed into the side of Parks’s vehicle. As a result, Parks was seriously injured. The Ford driver was allegedly under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident. Authorities recommended that driver be charged for DWI.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
Considering this is just about the peak time for drunk driving (second only to Saturday night into Sunday morning), have authorities found out where this alleged drunk driver was coming from? In Texas, alcohol providers can also be in serious trouble if they contribute to a serious accident. It’s illegal for them to over-serve someone who is obviously intoxicated. If they do so, they can face criminal investigations, fines, license suspensions, and even liable for resulting injuries.
Unfortunately, this is not often a high priority for the authorities. I’ve handled hundreds of cases against negligent alcohol providers, and more often than not those establishments only get on the authorities’ radar because we brought the evidence we uncovered to the authorities on a silver platter. Even then, they sometimes will just move on once they’ve charged the drunk driver. Simply put, people don’t want an easy explanation or some bad guy to point their finger at. They want to see accountability, and that’s why I have to wonder if there are steps being taken in that direction here.
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