Jefferson County, TX — April 18, 2025, Magdaleno Urzua and another person were injured in a possible drunk driver accident just after 8:00 p.m. on Jefferson Drive.
According to authorities, 65-year-old Magdaleno Urzua and a 35-year-old man were traveling in a southeast Toyota Corolla on Jefferson Drive in the vicinity northwest of the Lewis Drive intersection when the accident took place.
Officials indicate that the Corolla was struck by a northwest bound Chevrolet Silverado that had apparently been driving on the wrong side of the roadway. The man who had been behind the wheel of the pickup truck had allegedly been drinking prior to the wreck.
Urzua and the man who was with him in the Toyota each reportedly suffered serious injuries as a result of the collision. Additional details pertaining to this incident are not available at this point in time. The investigation is currently ongoing.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
When a driver veers into the wrong lane and causes a crash that sends two people to the hospital, most people want to understand how something so avoidable could happen. And when reports suggest that the driver had been drinking beforehand, that question becomes even more important: where was he served, and why wasn’t he stopped?
In Texas, it’s illegal for alcohol providers—such as bars and restaurants—to serve someone who is obviously intoxicated. If they do, and that person goes on to seriously injure someone, the provider may share legal responsibility under the state’s dram shop laws. These laws exist to make sure that the risks of overservice don’t get passed along to unsuspecting people on the road.
In my experience, overservice doesn’t usually happen in a gray area. It’s not a matter of one drink too many. It’s often several drinks past the point where signs of impairment are obvious—slurred speech, trouble walking, poor coordination. And yet some establishments continue to serve, assuming no one will follow up after the fact.
That’s why it’s critical to look beyond the crash itself and ask whether someone else contributed to the danger by breaking the law. If a bar or restaurant knowingly overserved the driver, then this crash didn’t just happen on the road—it started at the point of sale.
Getting that part of the story matters—not just for those who were seriously hurt, but for the broader effort to keep Texas roads safe. When alcohol providers are held accountable, it helps prevent future harm.
From where I sit, families affected by a crash like this deserve the full story. Figuring out where the driver was drinking is one of the most important steps we can take to help them get answers—and to ensure real accountability.
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