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Winston-Salem bar sued for fatal crash

Winston-Salem bar sued for fatal crash

A Winston-Salem bar and restaurant may pay a heavy price for allegedly over serving a man who then caused a serious accident in which he was killed and another driver was severely injured.

The surviving driver, former State Rep. Larry Womble, has now filed a lawsuit against David Allen Carmichael’s estate as well as 6th & Vine, the establishment where Carmichael was drinking before the fatal crash.

In his personal injury claim, Womble says that 6th & Vine continued to serve Carmichael alcohol despite it being evident that Carmichael was intoxicated. A test administered after the wreck showed Carmichael had a .29 blood-alcohol level. Womble’s lawsuit seeks more than $10,000 in compensatory and punitive damages.

According to the Winston-Salem Journal, this is not the first time that 6th & Vine has been sued for involvement in a fatal alcohol-related collision. In 2008, the bar settled with the family of an individual killed by another bar patron driving under the influence.

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Valerie Johnson is a North Carolina personal injury and workers’ compensation attorney dedicated to helping injured and working people across the state. A board-certified specialist since 2000, she is the Immediate Past President of the North Carolina Advocates for Justice and author of North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Law: A Practical Guide to Success at Every Stage of a Claim.

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