Mother suing drunk driver who killed her daughter in north Austin

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A mother is filing a lawsuit against a drunk driver and the business she says served him too much alcohol leading to her daughter’s death.
Maleeca Smith, 20, was killed around 2:22 a.m. in north Austin on Gracy Farms Lane and Burnet Road in April of 2015. Police say 26-year-old Shawn Amende was driving drunk when he ran a red light and slammed into her car.
In the lawsuit, Smith’s mother claims Casa Chapala Mexican Grill served alcohol to Amende,