Hidalgo County, TX — August 31, 2025, Alejandro Arevalo, Priscilla Villalpando, and three children were injured in an alleged drunk driver accident before 5:30 p.m. on Midway Road.
According to authorities, 32-year-old Priscilla Villalpando and three children ages 10, 8, and 4 were traveling in a southbound Hyundai Elantra on Midway Road in the vicinity between the Llave Street and Col Loma Alta intersections when the accident took place.
Officials indicate that a westbound Buick occupied by a 57-year-old man attempted to enter Midway Road from a private drive at an apparently unsafe time, failing to yield the right-of-way to roadway traffic. A collision consequently occurred between the Buick, the Hyundai, and a northbound Kia K5 occupied by 24-year-old Alejandro Arevalo.
The 8-year-old child from the Hyundai reportedly sustained serious injuries over the course of the accident. The other four occupants of the Hyundai, as well as Arevalo, suffered minor injuries, as well. The man from the Buick was apparently unharmed.
The 57-year-old man from the Buick had allegedly been under the influence of alcohol at the time of the wreck. Authorities, reports state, have recommended charges of Accident Involving Serious Bodily Injure, Driving While Intoxicated with a Blood Alcohol Content Greater than .15 against him.
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 I read about situations like this, involving multiple injured people—especially children—I find myself thinking less about the accident itself and more about the chain of decisions that may have led to it. If reports are correct and alcohol was involved, it raises an immediate and pressing question: who, if anyone, served alcohol to the 57-year-old driver before he got behind the wheel?
That’s the kind of question dram shop law is built to answer. In Texas, if a bar, restaurant, or other alcohol provider served someone who was clearly intoxicated, and that person went on to cause harm, the business can be held legally responsible. That accountability matters most when families are left to deal with injuries that could have been prevented if someone had simply refused service. In this case, if the man’s blood alcohol level was as high as reports suggest, it’s fair to ask whether a provider ignored visible signs that he shouldn’t have been served at all.
The other thing that stands out here is just how easily a single decision can ripple outward—affecting not just one driver, but two families and three young children. It’s not always obvious, but drunk driving crashes often don’t start on the road; they may start at a bar, a restaurant, or another venue where someone was overserved. And unless someone steps in to investigate that part of the story, it often goes completely unnoticed.
Accountability in these cases doesn’t stop with the driver. If an alcohol provider played a role, the law offers a path to uncover that. But unless those affected know to look—or have help doing so—that part of the truth may never come to light.
Key Takeaways:
- If the driver was overserved at a licensed alcohol provider, Texas law allows families to pursue accountability through a dram shop claim.
- When someone’s blood alcohol level is reportedly more than twice the legal limit, it’s worth asking whether visible signs of intoxication were ignored.
- Dram shop investigations can reveal critical information that criminal charges alone don’t address—especially when children are among the injured.
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