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Baytown Car Accident Kills Three

Aaron Lee Bishop, 23, Marshall Donnie Head III, 20, and Matthew Cole Smith, 24, were killed on the early morning of September 30, 2009 on Bayway near Park in Baytown, Texas. An ABC News report stated that a vehicle traveling north on Bayway attempted to pass two other vehicles at a high rate of speed, according to police. Apparently, the vehicle went across both oncoming lanes of traffic before over-correcting and coming back across the roadway. The vehicle rolled over at least once and came to rest in a ditch on the roadway. The people in all three cars knew one another and Baytown Police are still investigating to get a better idea of what happened.

I offer my deepest condolences to the relatives and friends of the Bishop, Head and Smith families. Please keep them in your prayers.

According to the 2008 Texas Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Crash Statistics, there were 15 deaths and 318 serious injuries in Baytown. In Harris County as whole, there were 360 fatalities and 11,068 serious injuries involving car accidents in 2008.

This news report has very little information about the circumstances leading to this fatal Baytown car crash. There is no mention of the involvement of alcohol or driver error/distraction in this car crash. I hope investigators are looking into whether there was any mechanical malfunction in the car, which caused the driver to lose control. There are other questions that arise here. What brand and model of car was being driven? Did another vehicle cause the car crash? Was there a dangerous condition on the roadway that may have caused or contributed to the Texas car crash? The answers to these questions will help determine who or what caused this tragic car accident and whether there was any negligence or wrong doing involved. Car accident victims and/or their family members will be well served to contact experienced Harris County car accident attorneys, who will help investigate the circumstances of the accident and determine where fault lies. If negligent parties are involved, they must be held accountable.