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Catastrophic DUI Residence Crash in Belton: Attorney911 Legal Analysis and Victim Recovery Roadmap The tranquility of a Bell County neighborhood was shattered at approximately 1:34 a.m. on a recent Saturday when a 2024 Chevrolet Silverado careened off the roadway in the 5000 block of Waterworks Road. This was not a typical traffic accident; it was a violent invasion of a private residence that left a Belton woman pinned beneath a multi-ton vehicle inside her own bedroom. The driver, identified by investigators as Michael Curtis Gaines of Belton, reportedly left the northbound lanes of Waterworks Road, overcorrected, and crossed back over the roadway before smashing through the walls of a family home. The impact was so severe that the truck traveled almost entirely through the structure, only stopping in a bedroom when it struck a boat stored against the back wall. While the driver allegedly attempted to flee the scene in the vehicle, the woman inside was trapped in a “complex rescue environment,” requiring a 40-minute extrication by Sparta Fire and Rescue, Nolanville Fire Department, and Temple Fire and Rescue. She was eventually airlifted by PHI Air Medical to Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Temple with severe, life-altering injuries.…