Basic Facts
Crash date: March 14, 2026
Crash location: The off ramp from U.S. Highway 287 toward Nesuda Road in Ennis, Texas
People involved:
- Unidentified man, 39 (wrong-way driver)
- Unidentified boy, 9
- Unidentified girl, 6
- Aleena Borjas, 24
- Daniel Ortega, 25
Do authorities suspect alcohol played a role in this crash? yes
Did authorities recommend criminal charges? yes
Do authorities suspect a product defect caused the crash? unknown
Accident Report
March 14, 2026, Aleena Borjas and Daniel Ortega were killed and three others were hurt in an alleged drunk driver accident at about 10:15 p.m. on U.S. 287.
According to authorities, two people—24-year-old Aleena Borjas and 25-year-old Daniel Ortega—were traveling on the one-way southbound off ramp from U.S. 287 heading toward Nesuda Road in a Nissan Sentra when the accident took place. Officials indicate that a head-on collision occurred between the Sentra and a Chevrolet Tahoe that had been traveling the wrong direction on the wrong-way road.
Both Borjas and Orgeta reportedly sustained fatal injuries as a result of the wreck. Two children who had been in the Tahoe—a 9-year-old boy and a 6-year-old girl—suffered serious injuries, according to reports. The 29-year-old man who had been driving the Tahoe received minor injuries, as well.
The man from the Tahoe had allegedly been under the influence of alcohol at the time of the wreck. Authorities have recommended two counts of intoxication manslaughter and two counts of intoxication assault charges against him.
Additional details pertaining to this incident are not available at this point in time. The investigation is currently ongoing.
How Did This Accident Occur?
Over the last three decades, I’ve had the opportunity to analyze hundreds of alcohol-related car accidents. There is one thing in particular that I hope authorities look into as they do they do their investigation: where the Tahoe driver had been doing his drinking. You might be wondering, why that would even matter? Well, it’s one thing if the man had been drinking at a private residence. However, if he had been drinking at an establishment that sells alcohol—such as a restaurant or a bar—and someone continued to serve him drinks even after he was obviously intoxicated, then they hold a portion of responsibility for the outcome of the wreck.
Fortunately, Texas has a tool in place called Dram Shop Law. It can be utilized to make sure that everyone who has a hand in an accident like this one can be held accountable. Hopefully the authorities dig deeper than the surface-level evidence at the scene of the wreck; after all, that might only tell a part of the story. If it seems like their work might be shortsighted, then a third party investigation can always step up to take up the slack.
Do you have any additional thoughts about this accident? Had you ever heard of Dram Shop Law before? Let me know in a comment below.
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