Ector County, TX — November 16, 2023, one person was killed and Terry Woody was injured after an alleged drunk driver accident at 7:11 p.m. on U.S. 385.
Details released by authorities say that the accident happened in the area of Andrews Highway and East 52nd Street.
According to officials, 66-year-old Terry Woody was in a Chevy Silverado going southbound in the center turn lane. A 22-year-old woman was in a northbound Buick Lacrosse. As Woody was reportedly making a turn, the vehicles collided with each other.
While Woody had injuries described as incapacitating, the woman in the Buick suffered fatal injuries. Information from the authorities says that woman was around twice the legal limit for drunk driving when the crash happened. No further information can be confirmed right now.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
With authorities saying there was a drunk driver here, and that since that drunk driver lost their life, folks may think that’s the end of the story. After all, it’s not like one can charge someone who died. But not many people know that drunk drivers are not always the only people authorities investigate after drunk driving wrecks.
For example, alcohol providers at bars and other establishments can also face charges if they over-serve someone who causes an accident like this. But with that person not around to tell authorities where they got their alcohol, it can be challenging to put together a comprehensive series of events if investigators don’t know where to look.
My team and I have seen these challenges first-hand, as a matter of fact. Across the hundreds of personal injury claims we’ve handled against bars and the like, we found those businesses thanks to evidence like receipts in the driver’s vehicle, testimony from friends who were out drinking with them, credit card statements of the hours leading up to the crash, texts and social media posts, etc. In the event authorities hadn’t found that information yet, bringing that information to light would often help them pursue charges they otherwise hadn’t even considered.
In this day and age, there’s usually some sort of trail that can help investigators retrace someone’s steps prior to a crash even if that person isn’t around to tell their side of the story. Hopefully authorities here are among those who take that kind of initiative rather than just leaving everyone involved here out in the wind just because there’s no drunk driver for them to put cuffs on.
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