Amarillo, TX — June 19, 2025, Robert Bloom Jr. was injured in a suspected drunk driving accident at about 3:20 a.m. on Interstate 27/Canyon Highway.
A preliminary accident report indicates that a 2016 Toyota Tacoma was heading north near Farmers Avenue when it rear-ended a 2018 Subaru WRX.
Subaru driver Robert Leonard Bloom Jr., 39, of Edgewater, FL, was seriously injured in the crash, according to the report.
The Toyota driver, who was not injured, allegedly has been drinking before the crash, the report states, but no charges or citations have been filed at this time.
Authorities have not released any additional information about the Randall County crash.
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. Anytime someone is seriously hurt and authorities suspect alcohol was involved, we have to ask: How did the driver come to be impaired in the first place, and who, if anyone, enabled that?
Texas law doesn’t just hold drivers accountable when they make dangerous choices after drinking. It also recognizes that alcohol providers — bars, restaurants or even private events — can share responsibility if they serve someone who’s clearly intoxicated and that person goes on to hurt someone. That’s what dram shop law is designed to address, and yet it’s rarely part of the public discussion.
If the reports are accurate and the driver in this case had been drinking, the next step should be to investigate where that drinking happened. Was it at a licensed establishment? Was the driver showing clear signs of intoxication but still served anyway? These aren’t just hypotheticals; they’re key questions that could lead to accountability, and potentially prevent similar harm in the future.
Ultimately, cases like this remind me how easy it is for critical facts to go unexplored. If someone irresponsibly served alcohol to a visibly intoxicated person, that’s not just a private mistake; it’s a public safety issue. And the law offers tools to hold those parties accountable, even when criminal charges aren’t filed.
Three things worth considering:
- Dram shop law exists specifically to address situations where alcohol providers overserve someone who then causes harm.
- Investigating where the alcohol came from can reveal important facts that help victims seek accountability and prevent future harm.
- Many people don’t realize they may have legal remedies under dram shop law, even when the driver is the only one publicly identified.
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