Sabrina Mendez, Arthur Deoss Jr., 1 Injured in Car Accident in Brazoria County, TX
Brazoria County, TX — May 24, 2024, Sabrina Mendez, Arthur Deoss Jr., and one other were injured following a car accident at around 8:30 p.m. along County Road 257.
Investigators said in preliminary statements that the accident took place in the area of Bluewater Highway and Stanek Drive along Surfside Beach.
Preliminary details about the accident say that 23-year-old Sabrina Mendez was in a Jeep Wrangler going westbound on the highway. 41-year-old Arthur Deoss Jr. was in an eastbound GMC Sierra. In a series of events unclear, their vehicles collided, following which multiple other vehicles crashed. Mendez was reportedly seriously injured while Deoss and a passenger had possibly minor injuries. Other injuries were not confirmed.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
Right now, the cause of the crash is not confirmed, but authorities mentioned looking into alcohol. It's possible that's just standard procedure, but even if there is evidence that shows alcohol was involved here, it may surprise people when that doesn't suddenly make investigations open-and-shut. It can lead to further investigations into where that alcohol came from and if the drunk driver was illegally over-served. In Texas, bars and other establishments that serve someone who is obviously intoxicated can be subject to criminal investigations, fines, license suspensions, and even liability for injuries resulting from that investigations. That's quite a bit more legal maneuvering than just charging someone with a DWI. So if something like that did happen here, experience tells me the road ahead will be anything but straight-forward.
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