Devan Baker Injured in Drunk Driver Accident in Fort Worth, TX
Fort Worth, TX — August 10, 2025, Devan Baker was injured in a drunk driver accident at about 1:30 a.m. in the 2700 block of West 7th Street.
A preliminary accident report indicates that a 2019 Ford Mustang was headed east when it hit a pedestrian near the intersection with Foch Street.
The pedestrian, 28-year-old Devan Baker, was seriously injured in the crash, according to the report.
The Mustang driver, who was not hurt, was charged with intoxication assault after the crash.
Authorities have not released any additional information about the Tarrant County crash at this time.
Commentary
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; specifically, the role that alcohol providers might have played leading up to it. When someone is charged with intoxication assault, it naturally raises questions not only about their choices, but about where they were drinking beforehand and who, if anyone, may have been serving them alcohol.
That’s the kind of question Texas dram shop law is built to answer. If the driver was visibly intoxicated but still continued to be served, then a bar or restaurant could share responsibility for what happened later. These are not easy questions, but they’re necessary ones, especially in places like West 7th, where nightlife and alcohol service are common. It’s not always obvious, but there may be more to this story than people realize.
The truth is, drunk driving crashes don’t begin at the moment of impact. They often begin at the point of overservice. And in Texas, the law offers tools that many people don’t know they can use to get answers about where someone was drinking, how they were served and whether more could have been done to prevent the crash.
Here are a few things to keep in mind:
- One of the most important but often overlooked questions in cases like this is, “Where did the driver get their alcohol?”
- If a licensed alcohol provider overserved an obviously intoxicated person, they could bear legal responsibility alongside the driver.
- Texas law allows victims and families to pursue these questions, even if they’ve never heard of dram shop claims before.
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