Houston Man Charged with Manslaughter
A Texas man is facing charges in connection with an accident in Houston that left a person dead. The fatal car accident occurred when he was traveling at a high rate of speed and apparently failed to stop at a red light. He crashed into two other vehicles at an intersection. He first struck a green truck, causing it to strike another truck that was stopped at the red light.
The first person hit later died from his injuries. A witness to the fatal car accident claimed the man was traveling so fast that her vehicle shook when he passed her. The driver is now facing a manslaughter charge. He also sustained injuries in the accident and was transported to a local hospital for treatment. A blood draw was taken from him at the hospital, but the results are still pending.
Officials were able to obtain a court order so they could retrieve the data from the man’s air bag control module in his truck. It revealed the man was traveling 94 miles per hour only a couple of seconds before he smashed into the first pickup. He was traveling almost 60 miles per hour over the allowable speed limit on the road where the crash occurred. He was jailed, and his bond was set at $30,000.
A Texas Fatal Car Accident Attorney can Help Win Financial Compensation
When a Texas family loses a loved one in a fatal car accident like this one, there are often more questions than answers. Their family member appears to have been an innocent party, but lost his life merely because he was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Nothing can change what has already occurred, but the family does have the right to seek restitution through the filing of a wrongful death lawsuit. Such a claim, based on evidence of negligence, can seek a civil judgment for monetary damages sustained as a result of wrongful and perhaps reckless conduct.
Source: khou.com, “Man charged with manslaughter after three-truck collision,” Jaime E. Galvan, Dec. 3, 2012
