Steve Nartey Killed in Alleged Intoxicated Driver Accident on I-45 in Houston, TX
Houston, TX — February 6, 2025, Steve Nartey was killed as the result of a wrong-way car accident at around 3:00 a.m. along the North Freeway.
Investigators said that the incident happened along southbound lanes of I-45 in the area of Crosstimbers.
Authorities said they received calls at around 3:00 a.m. about a pickup that was going the wrong way along southbound North Freeway. Before authorities could locate and stop the wrong-way driver, a head-on collision occurred between the pickup and a Jeep reportedly driven by 56-year-old Steve Nartey.
As a result of the collision, Steve Nartey was killed. Other potential injuries are unclear at this time. Right now, authorities allege that the pickup driver had been drinking. They report pending charges for intoxication manslaughter.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
It's just a shame to see yet another wrong-way driver take someone's life, and it naturally sparks heated conversations about how we can stop future accidents. There are many legitimate answers, but there's a crucial one that I rarely see anyone discuss: holding negligent alcohol providers accountable. Here's why I say that.
I've handled hundreds of alcohol-related accident cases. For someone to be so drunk they can't tell they're on the wrong side of the road, they usually have to be extremely intoxicated. People who are that drunk often have help getting to that point from a bar, restaurant, club, or similar establishment. If those providers serve someone beyond the point that they're obviously intoxicated, those alcohol providers are breaking the law.
Simply put, holding negligent alcohol providers accountable is vital in making our roads safer. Whether that's through criminal investigations, fines, suspending liquor licenses, or holding the provider liable for the injuries or deaths their actions led to, they tend to clean up their act once they actually face consequences. Of the hundreds of negligent alcohol providers I've helped families hold accountable, I can't recall a single establishment that went on to get in trouble again.
In other words, it's simple math. The fewer alcohol providers there are unlawfully over-serving people to the point they get on the wrong side of the road, the fewer wrong-way accidents there will be. It's understandable to discuss things like improvements to signage or increasing penalties for drunk drivers. But if people really want to make an impact, they should also demand authorities be more thorough in their investigations and consider the possibility there was a negligent alcohol provider that set the stage for a deadly crash to occur.
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