On Sunday, February 2 at around 7:45 p.m. 20-year-old Eduardo Tovias was heading southbound on Bammel toward the intersection of Champion Forest.
Heading northbound on Bammel, was a Ford F-150 driven by 57-year-old Jeffrey Davis. Davis tried to turn left to get onto Champion Forest, failing to yield the right-of-way. Davis hit an oncoming vehicle that was coming toward him, driven by Tovias.
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Tovias was pronounced dead at the scene from the injuries he sustained in the accident. Davis was taken by ambulance to the hospital to treat injuries that were non-life threatening. The police on the scene did notice that Davis was showing signs of being intoxicated.
This is the fourth DWI charge and he is being charged with felony murder for the death of Tovias in the accident from Sunday evening.
The district attorney’s office is currently trying to find out where Davis bought or was served alcoholic beverages.
Information obtained from the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission discusses the importance of training employees who serve alcohol the signs of intoxication in their customers. It is possible for an establishment to be fined for over-serving an already intoxicated individual and the wait staff could see not only a fine but jail time.
If it is found that Davis was in a location that served alcohol to him and knew he was intoxicated when he left, the establishment could become involved legally. License holders of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission could be held civilly liable for any personal injury or property damage sustained in an accident from a customer that was over-served on their premises.
If an employee of a licensed establishment under the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission is found guilty of over-serving an already intoxicated person or serving alcohol to a minor, the establishment could face penalties up to and including their license suspended or canceled.
Due to the nature of Davis’ prior offenses and the felony murder charge, he could be facing prison time up to life in prison.