Two cases come out of a drunk driving crash and only one of them is yours. The State prosecutes the driver. Your claim for what the crash cost you is separate, runs on its own deadline, and does not wait for the criminal court. Texas also treats these cases differently from ordinary negligence: a driver who was intoxicated may owe exemplary damages on top of everything else. The Law Offices of Brent A. Devere represents people injured by impaired drivers in Austin and across Central Texas.