Child Killed, Jadora Celestin Injured in Alleged Drunk Driver Accident in Houston, TX
UPDATE (November 19, 2025): Authorities identified the woman injured in the accident as Jadora Celestin. It's now alleged that the wrong-way driver was under the influence of alcohol.
Houston, TX — November 7, 2025, a child was killed and her mother was injured after a possible drunk driver accident at 8:30 p.m. on East Mt. Houston Road.
Investigators with the Harris County Sheriff's Office said that the accident occurred west of Mesa Drive in the Shadowlake Estates area.
According to officials, a woman and her 5-year-old daughter were in a Cadillac going eastbound along East Mount Houston Road. While doing so, an oncoming Nissan reportedly went left of center, and it crashed head-on into the Cadillac. Due to the collision, the girl in the Cadillac was killed, and her mother was seriously injured.
Authorities say the Nissan driver was also injured. They allege they found open alcohol containers in the Nissan, and the driver may have been intoxicated at the time. Right now, a potential charge for intoxication manslaughter has been reported.
Commentary by Michael Grossman
These are very serious allegations, and the charges the alleged drunk driver may face are serious, as well. What I have yet to see, however, is if authorities are investigating where the alleged alcohol came from. Let me explain why that matters.
People all generally have the same reaction to these crashes: they want to see accountability. Rightfully so. But when it comes time to holding people accountable, the investigations rarely extend beyond the crash scene. With alcohol-related accidents, there is often a negligent alcohol provider who contributed to the crash by over-serving the drunk driver. That behavior can be punishable under Texas law.
Simply put, bars, liquor stores, and other businesses that over-serve patrons who are obviously intoxicated can be responsible when that intoxication leads to people being killed or injured. Not only does this help ensure there are consequences for that wrongdoing, but it also helps put otherwise negligent establishments on the straight-and-narrow so they don't continue putting the community at risk.
That's why if people truly want to see accountability for such an awful accident, finding out where the alcohol came from must be part of the investigations. If authorities are extending their investigations to include the possibility of a complicit negligent alcohol provider, that's good. In my experience, though, it often takes demands from the victims and families themselves to ensure all possible wrongdoers answer for their actions.
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