New video shows man who killed Texas officer stumbling in bar

LAKE WORTH, Texas — A newly launched safety video shows the exact moments earlier than Dylan Molina drunkenly crashed his automobile into the automotive of Euless police detective Alex Cervantes in November 2021, killing the daddy and severely injuring his widow and two kids.

In the video, police stated a bartender ignored warning indicators that ought to have stored Molina off the highway. 

Investigators stated Molina had consumed eight double vodka cocktails at a Fuzzy’s Taco Shop in Lake Worth in lower than three hours and that his BAC was twice the authorized restrict. 

Police stated he ran a purple gentle and hit off-duty detective Cervantes, who was driving together with his household. 

Molina pleaded responsible to intoxication manslaughter and three counts of intoxication assault. 

As a part of the plea, Tarrant County Judge Tamla Ray sentenced Molina to fifteen years for intoxication manslaughter and ten years for every intoxication assault cost. 

All these sentences will run concurrently, that means Molina will serve all of his sentences without delay.

Now, 26-year-old bartender Cala Richardson has been charged with overserving Molina. 

Richardson, who bartended at Fuzzy’s when Molina was there, is charged with one depend of sale to sure individuals, a category A misdemeanor that may carry as much as 1 yr in jail and a $4,000 positive. 

The sale of alcohol to a drunk individual is forbidden by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission. No different arrests are anticipated in this case, however TABC’s administrative investigation is ongoing.  

On Tuesday, police in Lake Worth launched a safety video from Fuzzy’s they obtained whereas constructing a case in opposition to Molina. 

It shows Molina popping out of a door behind the bar that investigators report was a restricted space for workers solely. 

He could be seen strolling behind the bar when Richardson notices him. She motions for him to come back across the bar and get again to his seat. 

While complying, Molina is seen stumbling onto a stool behind the bar. 

Richardson can then be seen serving to Molina to his toes. He returns to the opposite aspect of the bar whereas Richardson disappears by means of the door behind the bar. 

Molina then leaves his drink on the bar and walks to his automotive. Minutes later, he crashes into the Cervantes household. 

After leaving the bar, Richardson returns to seek out Molina gone. She friends into the parking zone after which removes his drink from the bar. 

“He couldn’t stand up, he was behind the bar, he was in places he shouldn’t have been,” Lake Worth Police Chief J.T. Manoushagian stated. 

Manoushagian informed WFAA thatRichardson ought to have achieved extra after seeing Molina in his situation. 

“The signs that he displayed, should have been an indicator that he was not safe to walk away from that building,” Manoushagian stated. “This is a stark reminder of what can happen when we ignore those signs.” 

Richardson informed police when she was interviewed that she did not discover Molina could be drunk till he was behind the bar and stumbling, simply seconds earlier than he left.