Update (August 18, 2025): Authorities have identified the passenger killed in this accident as John Joseph Meneley, 71, of Dale.
Uhland, TX — July 12, 2025, Leslie Curl and another person were killed in an alleged drunk driver accident at about 6:30 p.m. on State Highway 21/Airport Highway.
A preliminary accident report indicates that a southbound 2014 Ford F-250 collided with a northbound Nissan Murano near South Old Spanish Trail.
Nissan driver Leslie Dawn Curl, 58, and the 71-year-old man riding with her died in the crash, according to the report. The passenger’s name has not been released yet.
The Ford driver, who was seriously injured, has been charged with two counts of intoxication manslaughter in relation to the crash.
Authorities have not released any additional information about the Hays 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. Two lives lost in a suspected drunk driving crash rightly leads to criminal charges, but beyond that, there’s an important and often overlooked question: Where did the driver get their alcohol?
Texas law doesn’t just hold drunk drivers accountable. It also allows those affected to explore whether an alcohol provider — like a bar, restaurant or other business — contributed to the events by overserving someone who was clearly intoxicated. If that happened here, the law says they may share in the responsibility for what followed.
The driver has been charged, but that’s not the full story. If alcohol service played a role, it’s entirely possible a business had a hand in what happened long before the crash occurred. That’s the kind of question dram shop law is built to answer.
Without digging into where and how the driver got their alcohol, key facts may never come to light, and that can leave affected families without answers, or worse, without recourse.
To put this all in perspective:
- One of the most important but often overlooked questions in cases like this is, “Where did the driver get their alcohol?”
- Texas law allows families to seek accountability from alcohol providers that overserve, even if they’ve never heard of dram shop law before.
- A thorough investigation can reveal more than just what happened. it can show how and why, and who else may be responsible.
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