Drunk Driver Causes Wreck on University Drive In Fort Worth Which Kills Wichita Falls Woman
A speeding drunk driver caused a fatal accident early this morning on University Drive in Fort Worth, Texas. Police had just clocked the drunk driver going 53 m.p.h. in the 1600 block of University, but the FWPD officer lost sight of the vehicle. Soon thereafter, the drunk driver slammed into a silver car which had stopped at the light at University and 7th Street. Renee Horton, a 24 year old from Wichita Falls, Texas was a passenger in the silver car and was pronounced dead at the scene. The drunk driver, who was not identified by the police, was arrested on suspicion of intoxication manslaughter and intoxication assault.
This is a tragic and obviously preventable accident. Texas has a real problem with drunk driving. Each year we lead the national statistics on number of alcohol related deaths. And we average over 1500 deaths each year as a result of drunk drivers. While each accident is different, the criminal case will hopefully result in substantial punishment for this one reckless but irreversible act of negligence. Any civil claim based on liability insurance policies or uninsured motorists policies will never truly compensate the family of the young girl.
Fort Worth Accident and Injury Attorney Mark A. Anderson can be contacted at 817-294-1900 or by clicking here.
