There are over a dozen little bergs and suburbs in the greater Houston area. Conroe is one of these - and rests about 40 miles north of the heart of Houston itself - and is actually the seat of Montgomery County itself. A recent census shows that there may be over 50,000 people who reside in the area.
Other recent statistics may not be as interesting. One resource states that in Conroe nine fatal car and truck accidents occurred and - of these - eleven people died in the same year as that census. Altogether 16 vehicles were involved and 3 of the accidents were caused by drunk drivers.
Continued research revealed that only the year before that - 11 fatal accidents had been caused by drunk drivers. So in one year there was an approximate 70% drop in drunk driving fatalities but a chart provided by this site chronicled the number of deaths in Conroe at the hands of drunk drivers next to the number of deaths in the state of Texas as a whole for the past twenty years.
It was shocking to find that the number of fatalities per 100,000 is significantly - extremely even - higher than the state figures.
I have included a link to the site for this information. It is alarming at best - and begs for authorities to reexamine their current efforts at curbing intoxicated driving.
Greg Baumgartner is a Conroe personal injury lawyer and the founder of the Baumgartner law firm, which is dedicated to helping personal injury victims seek civil justice. If you would like to speak with a Conroe accident lawyer call the Baumgartner firm.
