I was thinking the same. If the bartender would not serve her any more alcohol because of the "dram shop laws," why didn't he stop her from driving?
A dram shop is basically any drinking establishment where alcoholic beverages are sold and consumed, such as a bar or a tavern. A dram shop law holds a drinking establish liable for injuries resulting from the over consumption of alcohol.
If the bartender believes a patron has had too much to drink, they call a cab, or ride share, take the keys. If this bartender had a problem with Prisma because he believed she had to much to drink, I am surprised he let her drive her car.
https://www.jrlawfirm.com/library/dram-shop-law/ Texas
My state NJ
Under Lacy’s Law, offenders can receive up to 25 years in prison without possibility of parole if an innocent bystander is killed or seriously injured due to a crash that’s caused by a drunk driver. Perhaps the most controversial stipulation of Lacy’s Law comes in the form of stiffer penalties for bars and bartenders. Under the law,
bars and bartenders can have their liquor licenses revoked if they allow drunken patrons to leave the establishment with their keys.
Bartenders take law into their hands