Texas bartender charged with over-responsibility for driver who killed cop after hours

A 26-year-old bartender was charged by Texas police with over-serving a man who killed an off-duty detective and injured his family in a drunk driving collision in late November 2021. Euless Police Department detective Alex Cervantes was killed when 26-year-old Dylan Molina ran a red light at an intersection in Fort Lake and crashed into a police car, killing the detective and seriously injuring his wife and two children. Molina attempted to flee the scene moments after the crash, but local media reported she was stopped and restrained by the Good Samaritan. Molina pleaded guilty to all charges and was sentenced on January 30, 2023 to 15 years in prison for manslaughter while intoxicated resulting in the death of Cervantes and 10 years for assault while intoxicated in connection with injuring his family . Police added that Molina had “a blood alcohol concentration twice the legal limit” at the time of the accident. According to the department, on February 3, a bartender named Kala Richardson turned herself in to the Parker County Sheriff’s Office and was charged with one count of selling to certain individuals – a Class A misdemeanor, punishable by up to 1 year in prison and up to 1 year in prison. $4000 fine. “During the investigation, detectives obtained evidence suggesting that the suspect was abusing the services of Richardson, who at the time was a bartender at Fuzzy’s Taco Shop in Lake Worth. Additional evidence indicates that Richardson’s license to the server expired at the time she served the suspect,” the statement said. “Like most serious alcohol-related traffic accidents, this case devastated the entire family,” said Lake Worth Police Chief J.T. Manushagyan. “Today’s arrest fulfills a commitment we made earlier to fully investigate this is a senseless crime and bring the perpetrators to justice.” responsibility,” he added. Dashcam footage recently released by the Lake Worth Police Department shows Molina inside a taco restaurant, as well as dashcam footage of the accident. Photo: Lake Worth Police Department via Storyful