Sherman, TX — November 15, 2025, Audrie Farris and three others were injured in an alleged drunk driver accident shortly before 6:45 p.m. on S.H. 56.
According to authorities, 42-year-old Audrie Farris and two teens ages 14 and 16 were traveling in a southeast bound Nissan van on State Highway 56 in the vicinity of the Boddie Road intersection when the accident took place.
Officials indicate that a northwest bound Ford Ranger occupied by a 30-year-old man—who had allegedly been under the influence—started driving on the wrong side of the roadway. A collision consequently occurred between the front-left of the Ranger and the front-left of the Nissan.
Farris and the man from the Ford reportedly sustained serious injuries over the course of the accident. The two teens from the Nissan suffered minor injuries, as well, according to reports.
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 see a report like this—an evening crash on a Texas highway involving several people, including young passengers—I can’t help but think about how often we treat drunk driving as just a personal failing, when in reality, it’s often the end result of a chain of bad decisions. That includes not only the driver’s own choices, but potentially the role of whoever served them alcohol beforehand.
If reports are accurate and alcohol was a factor in this crash, then it raises an important question that doesn’t get asked nearly enough: Where was the driver drinking before getting behind the wheel? Under Texas law, if a bar, restaurant, or other alcohol provider served alcohol to someone who was already clearly intoxicated, that provider may share responsibility for what happened. That’s the core of our state’s dram shop law, and it exists to protect the public from exactly this kind of risk.
It’s not about blaming every establishment for what their patrons do later. But if someone was visibly impaired and still served more drinks, only to cause a serious crash shortly afterward, that’s a level of accountability our legal system recognizes—and that families affected by these incidents have every right to explore. Without that kind of investigation, we may never get the full story.
Three key takeaways:
- Texas dram shop law allows injured parties to pursue accountability from alcohol providers who overserve visibly intoxicated customers who later cause harm.
- Wrong-way collisions involving alleged drunk drivers often start hours earlier—at the bar, restaurant, or social setting where the drinking took place.
- Many families don’t realize that the law offers a way to investigate alcohol service and pursue justice beyond the driver alone.
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