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Six people -- including an entire Dearborn family -- died Jan. 6, after a blind-drunk driver traveling the wrong way on I-75 hit them head-on. This week, one of the bars that served the driver, Joey Lee Bailey, admitted fault for over-serving him earlier in the evening.
The Abbas family of Northville: Issam and Rima, and their children, Ali, Isabelle and Giselle. (Photo: Assam Family Red Wagon Fund)
A statement Wednesday from Lexington police says the city’s Alcoholic Beverage Control Office finalized an agreement with Horseshoes Kentucky Grill & Saloon that calls for the establishment to plead guilty to serving an intoxicated person. The bar will pay a $10,000 fine and refrain from selling alcohol May 17-May 26. Additionally, all Horseshoes employees must undergo retraining and certification on responsible alcohol service.
...Horseshoes admitted the bar continued to serve Joey Lee Bailey, 41, drinks despite obvious signs of intoxication. Bailey, from Georgetown, Kentucky, had a blood alcohol level of 0.306 and was found to be at fault in the Jan. 6 crash, according to Fayette County Coroner Gary Ginn.
Relatives of the Abbas family, who lived in Northville, filed wrongful-death lawsuits against Horseshoes and another bar in the Lexington area, Roosters. Both bars admitted serving Bailey the night of the crash. The crash killed the Issam and Rima Abbas, and their children, Ali, Isabelle and Giselle. Bailey died as well. Abbas relatives are also suing Bailey's estate, and have established a charitable trust, the Abbas Family Red Wagon Fund, in their honor.
The Abbases were returning from a Florida vacation at the time of the crash around 2 a.m.
