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Sean Michael Satterfield Killed in Accident with Alleged Drunk Driver in Fort Worth, Texas
According to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, a male passenger was killed
in an accident with a suspected drunk driver in Fort Worth, Texas. The
accident occurred late Wednesday night when police believe 28-year-old
Althea Voynn Wilson ran a stop sign and struck a pickup truck.
18-year-old passenger Sean Michael Satterfield was ejected from the
pickup and died at the scene. Wilson was arrested for intoxication
manslaughter, while the driver of the pickup was also arrested for
driving while intoxicated and possession of marijuana.
Commentary Though
the DWI and possession charged may not have played a large role in the
accident, it is my experience defense attorneys will viciously argue the
two charges and the incident are related. Because of this very probable
dispute, an independent investigation should be used for accident
recreation and liability purposes. It should be noted that
liability is rarely an all-or-nothing entity. In other words, the
defense will have an opportunity to argue that the driver of the pickup
played a role in the accident. The investigation, then, will be used by
survivors of the victim to argue that the driver's alleged intoxicated
state played a very minor role. Typically (this is of course assuming
both intoxication charges are verified) intoxicated drivers assume some
form of fault, so as mentioned, the issue then becomes this allocation
of fault. I'd like to further note the possibility of more
remedies, if the driver of the vehicle that struck the pickup was indeed
found to be intoxicated. If the driver was found to be imbibing at a
bar or restaurant prior to the accident, that establishment could also
be partially liable in the accident if a threshold is met. That
threshold is the service of alcohol to a person who is "obviously
intoxicated" (I quote this phrase as this is the legal standard that
must be met). To be licensed to serve alcohol, any person associated
with that service must undergo training from the Texas Alcoholic
Beverage Commission. Relevant to this matter, the training teaches how
to identify an obviously intoxicated individual and requires stopping
service to them. If an entity is found to breach these rules, they could
be partially responsible if a patron is invovled in an accident.
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