Jamie Hoffman Injured in Alleged Drunk Driver Accident in Sulphur Springs, TX
Sulphur Springs, TX — January 15, 2026, Jamie Hoffman was injured in an alleged drunk driver accident just after 10:30 p.m. on Posey Lane/State Highway 11.
A preliminary accident report indicates that a 2024 Audi Q5 was driving the wrong direction when it collided with a westbound 2009 Ford Escape near South Broadway Street/State Highway 154.
Ford driver Jamie Hoffman, 40, was seriously injured in the crash, according to the report.
The Audi driver, who wasn't injured, was charged with intoxication assault after the crash, the report states.
Authorities have not released any additional information about the Hopkins County crash at this time.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
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; namely, how an allegedly intoxicated driver came to be on the road in the first place. A serious injury crash like this raises all the familiar concerns about impaired driving, but it also prompts a deeper question: Was someone else in a position to prevent it?
One of the most important but often overlooked questions in cases like this is, “Where did the driver get their alcohol?” Under Texas dram shop law, if a bar, restaurant or other alcohol-serving business continued to serve a customer who was obviously intoxicated, and that person went on to cause a crash, that business may share responsibility for what happened. It’s not always obvious, but there may be more to this story than people realize.
These are the kinds of details that aren’t always captured in initial reports, but they matter. In many cases, identifying the source of alcohol, especially when criminal charges like intoxication assault are filed, can be key to understanding how an impaired driver ended up behind the wheel. And when an injured person is facing a long road to recovery, it’s worth asking whether others contributed to the situation in ways that the law allows us to explore.
Accountability in impaired driving cases doesn’t always stop with the driver. Sometimes, it begins much earlier, at the point of sale.
Three key things to consider:
- Texas law allows people injured by drunk drivers to investigate whether a business may have overserved the driver before the crash.
- Criminal charges alone don’t always uncover how an intoxicated driver got access to alcohol. Civil investigations can help fill in the gaps.
- Dram shop claims can provide important answers and legal remedies that many people don’t realize are available.
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