Nancy Valdes, Child Injured in Alleged Drunk Driver Accident in Dallas, TX

Dallas, TX — June 10, 2025, Nancy Valdes and two minors were injured following an alleged drunk driver accident around 8:36 p.m. on TX-183.

Authorities said they were called out to the southeast lanes of Highway 183/Highway 114 between I-35E and Loop 12.

According to officials, 35-year-old Nancy Valdes, a teenager, and a 12-year-old were all in a Hyundai Sonata going along the John Carpenter Freeway. A GMC Sierra pickup going the same direction reportedly was speeding when it crashed with the Hyundai.

Due to the collision, the 12-year-old in the Hyundai reportedly sustained serious injuries. Nancy Valdes and the teenager’s injuries were possibly minor, authorities said. In their reports, authorities alleged that the GMC driver had been under the influence of alcohol at the time. It’s unclear if charges have been filed.

Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman

When a crash leaves children hurt and alcohol is suspected, the question many people ask is, How did this happen? But equally important—and less often considered—is where did it start? A serious crash allegedly involving alcohol demands a full accounting—not just of what went wrong on the road, but of the decisions that led someone to drive impaired in the first place.

That’s where Texas dram shop law can be crucial to consider. The law doesn’t just address what happens after a person drives drunk; it also addresses how they became that way. Specifically, alcohol providers—like bars, clubs, or restaurants—aren’t allowed to keep serving someone who is obviously intoxicated. But unless someone takes steps to investigate, that part of the story often goes unanswered. Police reports tend to focus on the crash scene, not the events leading up to it.

The law provides tools to look further back—to ask where the drinking occurred, whether the signs of intoxication were ignored, and whether someone failed to stop the situation before it turned into an emergency. Those aren’t always easy questions to ask, but in my experience, they matter to families trying to understand the full picture.

Three key takeaways:

1. Texas law prohibits alcohol providers from continuing to serve someone who is obviously intoxicated.
2. If alcohol played a role in this crash, the chain of accountability may extend beyond the driver.
3. Dram shop investigations are often the only way to uncover how someone became impaired in the first place.