The accident scene in this case was a collection of torn and twisted metal, busted glass, torn off vehicle parts and incensed drivers. The man who caused the collision ran a red light at an intersection. Police determined later he had been going so fast, even if he had applied the brakes, the accident would have still happened.

A 2012 BMW and a Jeep Cherokee met in a clash of metal and screaming tires in the middle of the road. The Cherokee driver was incensed to the point of inarticulate rage and let police know the BMW driver went right through the red light at a high rate of speed. Other eyewitnesses saw the BMW driver weave all over the road.

It turned out that the driver of the BMW, and his passenger had both been drinking, and the driver did not have a license on him. Both car occupants refused to take a field sobriety test and the agitated, aggressive passenger was restrained to permit the police to conduct their investigation. Although the driver said he only had one Scotch with his lunch, he blew a blood alcohol level of .17 percent. Police charged him with running a red light, speeding and DWI, as they were instructing a tow truck driver to remove his car.

For those who have been involved in a car accident with a drunk driver, do not waste time trying to deal with insurance companies or the police. If you want the case resolved and need compensation to pay your medical bills and make up for lost wages, as a result of injuries, then speak to a competent and experienced Austin injury lawyer. Insurance companies only want a case settled cheaply and quickly, which is not in the best interests of an injured victim.

Lee, Gober and Reyna – If you need a personal injury lawyer or help with an auto accident, motorcycle accident, wrongful death, or burn injury case, contact Lee, Gober and Reyna by visiting http://www.rwleelaw.com or calling 512.478.8080

“When you read about the facts of this case, you will be stunned by the behavior of the allegedly drunken driver, or perhaps you will not, if you understand that drinking and driving do ‘not’ mix,” remarked Austin personal injury attorney Bobby Lee, of Lee, Gober and Reyna in Austin, Texas. “A hit-and-run driver slammed into a car on the highway and fled the scene, only to collide head-on with another vehicle a short time later. The woman in that car died.”

The 32-year-old driver ended up in the hospital as a result of his injuries, and faces charges relating to the young woman’s death and the first accident. The police report indicated he was behind the wheel of a Jeep Cherokee that first careened into a car on the highway. Instead of stopping, he sped away. Three miles later, he rammed, head-on, into another car, a Saturn.

Eyewitness reports indicated the man crossed over the center line into the path of the Saturn, being driven by the young woman who died. The woman was alive when the first responders got to the scene, and taken to the hospital. She did not survive her injuries.

“As it turns out, the 32-year-old man is wanted in another state, and faces charges of homicide while driving drunk, speeding and failing to stay in marked lanes, and driving to endanger. This never should have happened, and but for the fact that the man seems to have been drunk, a young woman lost her life for no reason. It’s tough to tell a family that someone who values alcohol more than life caused the death of a loved one,” Lee said.

“If you have been involved in an accident with a drunken driver, call my office. You need to know what your rights are, how to file a lawsuit and what damages you may seek. I can help you,” stated Lee.

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