Widow of Euless police detective who died in DWI crash sues Fuzzy’s, GM

The widow of the Euless police detective who was killed in 2021 when a drunken driver struck his vehicle filed a lawsuit Thursday alleging that multiple people and companies share responsibility in the death.

Alejandro “Alex” Cervantes, a seven-year veteran of the Euless Police Department, died Nov. 27, 2021, when Dylan Molina, 27, ran a red light at the intersection of Boat Club Road and Rocky Point Trail and struck the Chevrolet Impala the off-duty officer was driving. Cervantes’ wife, Priscilla, and two children also were injured in the crash.

Priscilla Cervantes lost consciousness for nearly three weeks following the crash.

Molina pleaded guilty to multiple charges, including intoxication manslaughter, in connection with the crash and has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. His blood alcohol content at the time of the crash was 0.16 percent, twice the legal limit to drive.

The lawsuit, which was filed in Tarrant County district court, seeks more than $1 million in damages. It names Molina, Fuzzy’s Tacos, Cala Richardson — an employee at the taco shop who served drinks to Molina — and General Motors as defendants. Representatives for the defendants could not immediately be reached for comment.

Cervantes’ lawyers allege that Richardson and the manager working at the Lake Worth Fuzzy’s Taco Shop, where Molina consumed more than seven drinks on the day of the crash, did not have a TABC server’s certificate. The lawsuit also accuses the company of having an employee handbook with an “inadequate, defective and negligent” alcohol server policy.

The lawsuit also alleges that Fuzzy’s did not fire Richardson and the manager, but had them obtain the TABC certificate three days after the crash.

Additionally, the lawsuit says that a “defective occupant restraint system” in the car Cervantes was driving failed to restrain him properly and did not contain a center-mounted airbag, creating an “unreasonable risk of impact injuries to the front seat occupants.”

“Alejandro Cervantes Jr. was properly seated and properly wearing the available seatbelt,” the lawsuit says, but he “sustained fatal injuries when the Subject Vehicle failed to protect him because it violated several crashworthiness principles.”

Richardson, who is facing criminal charges related to overserving alcohol to Molina, turned herself in to the Parker County Sheriff’s Office earlier this month. She was released from jail after posting $1,000 bond.