Fort Bend County, TX — July 4, 2024, a Willis man was injured following a car accident that happened at around 4:30 p.m. on Highway 36.
Initial details about the accident say that it happened at the intersection of Highway 36 and San Jacinto Street in the Orchard area west of Rosenberg.
According to officials, a 20=year-old Wallis man and a 17-year-old were in a Chevy Cruze which was going northbound on San Jacinto. At the intersection, the Cruze was attempting a left turn onto Highway 36 when an eastbound BMW crashed into it. As a result, the Wallis man was seriously injured. It appears no one else involved in the crash had serious injuries.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
Right now, additional details can’t be confirmed. However, there’s a red flag that stood out to me, and I wonder if authorities have looked into it at all. Simply put, it’s rather unusual for two vehicles similar in size to crash and only one person be hurt. Not only that, but the victim apparently was seriously injured while everyone else was fine. It could be that the exact factors surrounding the wreck can explain this, but this is also sometimes a warning sign that the victim’s vehicle may have had some kind of defect.
Did their seatbelt lock? Did it stay latched? Did their airbag go off? Did the vehicle perform as safely as other comparable models? As unusual as this may seem, safety feature defects do happen, and it’s a subject that doesn’t get nearly the attention it deserves. Even if authorities thought to look into that possibility, their departments rarely give them the time, tools, or training to dig into something that complex. That’s why I wonder if failing to have an independent accident reconstructionist look into this, even to rule out something unusual, might let an important piece of evidence slip through the cracks.
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