HOUSTON – A man on a motorcycle died after being struck by a vehicle at the intersection of Genoa Red Bluff and Sam Houston Parkway on Sunday, July 5.
Witnesses said a Cadillac ran a red light and struck the victim around 7am.
Police said the driver of the Cadillac was a 25-year-old who was drunk; criminal charges are pending.
photo courtesy of KPRC Houston
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, a death occurs every 52 minutes as a result of drunk driving – that’s 28 deaths every day that could have absolutely been prevented.
The Center for Disease Control reports that the average drunk driver has driven drunk 80 times before their first arrest. With this statistic in mind and noting the time of the aforementioned accident, one has to wonder if the at-fault driver was leaving from a bar. TABC states that selling an alcoholic beverage with criminal negligence to an intoxicated person is punishable by a fine between $100-$500 and/or a year in jail. Employees in the food service industry must obtain a TABC permit, where these rules are clearly stated. So if the at-fault driver did in fact leave from a bar, why didn’t the bartender stop serving alcohol?
Google Maps Streetview for the Intersection of Genoa Red Bluff Rd and Sam Houston Parkway
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