Terry & Thweatt attorneys Joe Terry and Lee Thweatt represented the minor children and adult siblings of an elementary school teacher in Collin County, Texas who was killed by a drunk driver. The drunk driver was served alcohol for nearly 12 consecutive hours at a sports bar. Although he was disruptive and started a fight that night in the bar, he was never asked to leave the premises, and the bar staff continued to serve him alcohol throughout, even serving drinks to him after the bar closed.
An eyewitness leaving the bar reported that the manager of the bar walked the drunk driver to his car and put him behind the wheel. A few minutes later, our client was killed in automobile collision caused by the drunk driver when he turned into oncoming traffic.
The police investigation established that the drunk driver was over-served to the point where his blood alcohol content was three times the legal limit in Texas. The settlement for the minor children was placed into a structured annuity that will ensure their college educations are paid for in full, just as their mother was working to ensure before her tragic death. Attorney fees and expenses totaled: $325,833.