Fort Worth, TX — November 10, 2025, one person was injured in an alleged drunk driver accident at about 2:15 a.m. on Interstate 35W.
Authorities said a vehicle that was going north in the southbound lanes hit three other vehicles, including two semi-trucks. Its trip ended when the vehicle got stuck under one of the semi-trucks near NE 28th Street.
One of the truck drivers was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, according to authorities.
The wrong-way driver, who also was injured, is suspected of being intoxicated at the time of the crash, authorities said.
Authorities have not released any additional information about the Tarrant County crash at this time.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
When I read about incidents like this one, what stands out to me isn’t just what happened, but what’s missing from the conversation. A serious wrong-way crash in the early morning hours, with reports pointing to possible intoxication, leaves more questions than answers, especially about how this situation came to be.
One of the most important but often overlooked questions in cases like this is, “Where did the driver get their alcohol?” If the driver was indeed intoxicated, then there’s a chance an alcohol provider — like a bar, restaurant or club — overserved them before they got behind the wheel. Texas law recognizes that accountability doesn’t stop with the person driving. If a licensed alcohol provider served someone who was already obviously intoxicated, and that overservice contributed to the crash, the law gives injured parties the ability to seek answers, and hold that provider accountable.
It’s not always obvious, but there may be more to this story than people realize. Wrong-way crashes in the middle of the night don’t just happen in isolation. And when alcohol is involved, there’s often a larger chain of responsibility that’s worth looking into.
Here are three important things to consider in cases like this:
- Texas dram shop law allows victims to investigate whether a bar or other alcohol provider contributed to the crash by overserving an obviously intoxicated person.
- These kinds of details often go uninvestigated unless someone actively looks into where the alcohol came from.
- Legal remedies may exist, even if the injured party, or their family, has never heard of them before. The law offers tools that many people don’t know they can use.