Denton, TX — December 14, 2024, Wilmer Duarte and two others were injured following an alleged drunk driver accident at around 9:31 p.m. along F.M. 2449.
According to officials, the crash took place in the area of the F.M. 2449 and C. Wolfe Road intersection.
Investigators said that 45-year-old Wilmer Duarte and a 15-year-old were in a Fiat going eastbound F.M. 2449. While doing so, a Lincoln Navigator crashed with the Fiat. As a result, Wilmer Duarte and the girl in the Fiat had serious injuries.
The Lincoln driver reportedly had non-life-threatening injuries. That driver is accused of driving while drunk, and authorities recommended charges for intoxication assault.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
With details like these, people sometimes assume things are open-and-shut. After all, someone was recommended charges for drunk driving. What more could there be to discuss? Well, I’ve handled hundreds of accident cases involving alcohol, and it’s incredibly common for drunk drivers to be over-served by negligent alcohol providers. They, too, can be held accountable.
Simply put, if an alcohol provider like a bar or restaurant over-serves someone who is obviously intoxicated, the provider can potentially face criminal investigations, fines, suspended licenses, and liability for resulting injuries. Too often, though, they slip through the cracks because authorities don’t extend their investigations beyond the crash scene. I can’t count how many times alcohol providers we were investigating were complete unknowns to the authorities until we brought them to light through our own efforts.
It’s possible such factors weren’t involved here, or it could be that authorities have already been thorough enough to find out if a negligent alcohol provider contributed to this accident. That said, I don’t take preliminary details like these without a few grains of salt. There could still be more to this story.
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