AUSTIN, TEXAS – Glasheen, Valles & Inderman Injury Lawyers announced Tuesday that they filed what is believed to be the first lawsuit in Kerr County arising from the devastating Central Texas floods. The suit is on behalf of the family of Jayda Floyd, a 22-year-old from Odessa, Texas, who tragically lost her life when floodwaters swept through HTR TX Hill Country Resort, a luxury RV park and campground on the Guadalupe River in Kerrville, Texas.
Jayda was staying at the resort with her fiancé, Bailey Martin, and his family when floodwater began rising rapidly in the night. Woken by water knocking at the door, Jayda’s last heroic act was helping her fiancé’s teenage stepsiblings climb to the roof of the RV, saving their lives.
A dedicated juvenile probation officer in Ector County, Jayda was pursuing her master’s degree in psychology at the University of Texas Permian Basin. Her mission was to serve at-risk youth and change the course of young lives. “She was someone who was going to make a difference in the lives of people, particularly kids,” said her father, David Floyd.
Attorney Kevin Glasheen says, “The family wants answers and accountability. They want to know why the resort had no effective system to monitor extreme weather and flooding, no adequate warning for guests like Jayda, and no timely evacuation procedures.”
“Businesses operating campgrounds along the river have known about its flooding history for decades,” said Jon Clark, attorney for the family. “We will investigate what steps—if any—were taken to monitor conditions and warn guests of the danger they were in.”
A copy of the lawsuit can be found here. The file-marked copy will be uploaded once available.
Glasheen, Valles & Inderman, LLP is a personal injury law firm that focuses on cases involving catastrophic injuries and death. The law firm has offices in Austin, Lubbock, El Paso, Odessa and Albuquerque.
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