Basic Facts

Crash date: August 22, 2026

Crash location: State Highway 114 at Allison Avenue in Fort Worth, Texas

People involved:

  • Unidentified man, 27 (Chevrolet pickup)
  • Unidentified man, 57 (Kia Telluride driver)
  • Martha Funk, 60 (Kia Telluride passenger)
  • Unidentified woman, 25 (Subaru Forester)

Do authorities suspect alcohol played a role in this crash? yes

Are there any charges or citations? yes

Do authorities suspect a product defect caused the crash? unknown

Accident Report

August 22, 2026, Martha Funk was injured due to an alleged drunk driver accident shortly after 5:30 p.m. along State Highway 114.

According to authorities, two people—a 57-year-old man and 60-year-old Martha Funk—were traveling in an eastbound Kia Telluride on State Highway 114 at Allison Avenue when the accident took place. Officials indicate that an eastbound Chevrolet pickup truck failed to appropriately control its speed. A rear-end collision consequently occurred between the front end of the pickup and the back of the Telluride. A secondary collision purportedly occurred between the front-of the Kia and the back of a Subaru Forester.

Martha Funk reportedly sustained serious injuries over the course of the accident. It does not appear that anyone else was hurt. The man who had been behind the wheel of the pickup truck had allegedly been under the influence of alcohol at the time. Authorities have recommended Driving While Intoxicated 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?

Most people, upon hearing about this accident, will be hyper focused on the collision itself. I certainly do not want to mitigate the importance of the scene of the wreck. Yes, it’s true that the pickup’s failure to slow led to the collision, but the most pressing question is why? News reports have already stated that the driver had allegedly been under the influence of alcohol. Because of the over three decades of experience working alcohol-related cases, I hope that the investigators think to look beyond the crash scene itself. It’s important to find out where the man had actually been doing his drinking.

Allow me to explain. If he had been drinking at a private residence, then that is one thing. However, if he had been drinking at an establishment that serves alcohol—such as a restaurant or a bar—then it is possible that he was overserved. If that does turn out to have been the case, then the person(s) who made the decision to continue serving him drinks even after he was obviously intoxicated hold(s) a not insignificant portion of the responsibility for the outcome of the wreck.

Okay, so what can be done about it? Well, there is a lesser-known tool called Dram Shop Law. When someone is hurt or killed in an accident caused by someone who was overserved, then this law allows for the establishments where the driver was overserved to be held accountable for the part they played.

For those affected by this accident, having that kind of accountability extended to everyone who deserves it can do a lot to help. This can only happen if those looking into it are thorough enough to follow the trail of the alcohol to its source and assess whether or not overservice was a contributing factor. Hopefully the investigators—whether the authorities or a third party—get to the bottom of it.

Do you have any thoughts or opinions about this accident that you would like to share? Had you ever heard of Dram Shop Law before? Be sure to leave a comment below letting me know.

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