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Wednesday, September 05, 2007


Lovely. Is there any case that so stupid a lawyer won't take it? Apparently not.
A woman whose 15-year-old daughter was paralyzed in a single-car accident that killed three other teens has sued a North Richland Hills convenience store over its alleged sale of alcohol to minors.

Kim Tidwell's lawsuit alleges that Glenview Quick Mart didn't check the minors' identification before selling them beer.

Tidwell's daughter, Paige Owens, was one of two survivors in the Aug. 4 accident in Wise County. Three teens, age 17, 16 and 14, were killed.

The Department of Public Safety said it's waiting for results of toxicology tests to determine if alcohol or drugs were a factor in the crash.
Details are sketchy, but let's look at the facts as reported:
  • It was a single car accident
  • It's not yet clear if alcohol was a factor in the accident
  • It was an accident
So people with minimal driving experience illegally obtain alcohol and then fail to control their vehicle. How on earth could this possibly be the Stop'n'Rob's fault?

Shouldn't the Wise county sheriff be suing the parents for using the county's police and EMS resources to clean up the mess that was a result of the actions of their idiot children? There's a lawsuit I'd like to see.



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