While a conviction might bring justice to the man’s family, it will not bring him back nothing will. The impaired driver now faces criminal charges of intoxication manslaughter and intoxicated assault. One of the men from the towing company had just gotten into the car to assist with loading it onto the wrecker’s flatbed he was fatally injured when the Corolla was crushed beneath the flatbed truck.

The impaired driver struck the disabled vehicle, a Corolla, pushing it into and underneath the towing company’s flatbed wrecker.

Already this year, at least one Houston area family was torn apart by a drunk driver who decided to ignore barricades on the Southwest Freeway that were set up to protect towing company workers trying to remove a disabled vehicle from the roadway. It is the result of one or several bad decisions, by the driver that drove after drinking or the business that sold him or her the beer or liquor, that have a profoundly negative impact on innocent people. The tragedy of an alcohol-related crash cannot be overstated. In other words, drunk drivers are seriously injuring or fatally injuring many others besides themselves when they choose to drink and drive. According to the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT), more than 400 people in other vehicles, pedestrians, cyclists and passengers in the impaired driver’s car were killed in a drunk driving accident. In 2011, alcohol-related accidents in Texas claimed more than 1,000 lives. Understanding Available Options For Financial Compensation After A Drunk Driver Causes Serious Injuries, Fatal Injuries And Property Damage

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