Widow of officer Euless killed in drunk driving crash sues driver, Fuzzy’s and GM for $1 million

The widow of police officer Euless, who was killed in 2021 when a drunk driver ran a red light and crashed into his car, filed a lawsuit Thursday alleging multiple parties, including Fuzzy’s Tacos and General Motors, played a role. in the killing of an officer. death.

Detective Alejandro “Alex” Cervantes Jr. was killed two days after Thanksgiving 2021 when Dylan Molina ran a red light in Lake Worth and crashed into Cervantes’ Chevrolet Impala. Cervantes’ wife Priscilla and their two sons were also injured in the crash.

Last month, Molina, 27, pleaded guilty to his role in the crash and was sentenced to 15 years in prison.

Court records show that, shortly before the crash, Molina was drinking alcohol at Fuzzy’s Taco Shop about a half mile from the crash site. Molina was served 8 double Red Bulls and vodka cocktails, and his blood alcohol level immediately after the accident was 0.16, double the legal limit.

In the lawsuit she filed in Tarrant County District Court on Thursday, Priscilla Cervantes seeks at least $1 million in damages.

The lawsuit names Molina, Fuzzy’s Tacos, bartender Cala Richardson and General Motors as defendants.

The lawsuit alleges that Richardson, who was charged with abusing Molina earlier this month, did not have a proper Texas license and that she was required to interrupt Molina as soon as he became visibly drunk.

As for Fuzzy’s, according to the lawsuit, it had “a statutory duty to refrain from providing alcohol to a clearly intoxicated person.”

In addition, the lawsuit disputes the company’s actions after the incident.

“Instead of firing Cala Richardson and Jaylin Barbosa (the manager on duty that day), Fuzzy’s Taco forced Richardson and Barbosa to obtain TABC server certification three days later on November 30, 2021,” the lawsuit states.

The lawsuit also alleges that General Motors was responsible for a “faulty passenger safety system” in Cervantes’ Impala, and that it did not have a center-mounted airbag.

“The vehicle under investigation was not reasonably crashworthy and was not sufficiently fit for unintentional but clearly foreseeable collisions,” the lawsuit states. “The vehicle in question was unnecessarily dangerous if it were to be involved in any collision like the one here.”

Neither Fuzzy’s nor GM has made any public comments in response to the lawsuit as of Friday morning.