Saturday about 2 a.m., an 18-year-old driver in a black Ford pickup truck collided with a Toyota Camry on East FM 1960 by Timber Forest Drive as the two vehicles were changing into the left lane. Colby Fitzgerald, in the Toyota Camry, died at the scene of the fatal Atascocita, Texas wreck. Three other occupants of the Camry received transport to the hospital with serious injuries from the crash. Authorities arrested the 18-year-old driver of the black Ford pickup truck for driving while intoxicated. (Source: click2houston.com, 2/2/13)

The sympathies of our Texas injury attorneys go out to the family and friends of Mr. Colby Fitzgerald. Our thoughts and wishes for safe and rapid recoveries from their injuries go out to those hospitalized from the crash.

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Texans Suffer Some of the Highest Numbers of Deaths from Intoxicated Drivers in the Nation

NHTSA data found that in 2010, drunken drivers caused 42% of the fatal collisions in Texas. That represents 42% of wrecks that were entirely preventable if those who drank had chosen other alternatives besides getting behind the wheel.

The United States experienced 10,228 fatal alcohol-related collisions in 2010. Texas accounted for more than 25% of that total number at 2,998. The 10,228 tragic victims of these alcohol-related crashes accounted for 31% of the total number of 32,885 U.S. traffic fatalities in that year.

The Texas injury attorneys at Denena Points, PC urge you to educate your family about the dangers of driving while intoxicated. If you plan to drink, plan for alternative means of transportation: a cab or a designated driver for instance. Never drink and drive. It’s a deadly combination.

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