Wrongful Death
One Killed in Fiery Crash at North Garland Avenue and Kingsley Road in Garland

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One person was killed in a fiery crash at North Garland Avenue and Kingsley Road in Garland. According to reports, the collision happened shortly after 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday, August 13, 2025. Garland police said a black Cadillac SUV was traveling northbound at a high rate of speed when it struck a Nissan SUV that was traveling eastbound through the intersection. The Nissan caught fire after the impact, and its driver was pronounced dead at the scene. FOX 4 reported that 18-year-old Alan Ernaldo Marmol Melendez was arrested and charged with intoxication manslaughter. Fatal crashes involving suspected intoxication require a careful investigation to determine how the collision happened and whether it could have been prevented. A Garland car accident lawyer can review whether impairment, excessive speed, traffic signal timing, right-of-way issues, distraction, vehicle defects, roadway design, visibility, or another factor contributed to the wreck. When alcohol is suspected, investigators should also examine whether a bar, restaurant, club, store, or other alcohol provider may have contributed to the crash. Under Texas dram shop law, an alcohol provider may be held responsible if it sold or served alcohol to someone who was obviously intoxicated to the point that they presented a clear danger to themselves or others, and that intoxication was a proximate cause of the crash. Evidence in a potential dram shop case can disappear quickly. Receipts, credit card records, surveillance footage, witness statements, employee schedules, training records, bar tabs, security logs, and point-of-sale records may help show where alcohol was purchased, how much was served, and whether the driver appeared obviously intoxicated before getting behind the wheel. Evidence from a deadly intersection crash can also be lost quickly after vehicles are removed and the roadway is cleared. Police reports, crash scene photographs, surveillance video, vehicle damage, fire damage, skid marks, debris patterns, toxicology results, witness statements, 911 calls, medical records, and crash reconstruction findings may all help establish what happened and protect the victim’s family. If your family lost a loved one in a Garland car accident, North Garland Avenue crash, Kingsley Road collision, Dallas County fatal wreck, suspected drunk driving crash, or Texas dram shop case, you may have legal options to pursue accountability and compensation for funeral expenses, loss of financial support, loss of companionship, pain and suffering, and other damages. Call (214) 699-6524 for a free consultation. You don’t pay unless we win.
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