The family of a grandmother who was killed along with her teenage granddaughter when a drink-driver ran a red light and ploughed into them in his Dodge Charger has been awarded a massive USD-301-billion payout.

A jury in the city of Corpus Christi, which is located in the southern US state of Texas, awarded the family of Tamra Kay Kindred, 59, and her granddaughter Aujuni Tamay Anderson, 16, the sum of USD 301 billion on Tuesday 7th December, 2017. They were killed by drink-driver Joshua Delbosque, 29, who also died in the crash.

The family of the victims were awarded the sub against Beer Belly’s Sports Bar, after they determined that the venue had over-served Delbosque with at least 11 drinks.

The lawyers for the family had argued that Delbosque was “dangerously intoxicated” while at the bar, but was allowed to start a second tab and continued to be served alcoholic beverages.

He left the venue with a blood alcohol content that was three times over the legal limit for driving, and is usually enough to make most people lose consciousness, an expert said.

Moments after leaving the venue, the motorist went through a red light and crashed into a car that was being driven by the 59-year-old grandmother, killing her and her 16-year-old granddaughter, who was a high school sophomore.

After initially saying that they would give the family USD 300 million (GBP 227 million), the jury unanimously awarded them USD 300 billion (GBP 227 billion) against the sports bar, which reportedly closed in 2019.

But the family do not expect to receive any of the money, with the amount being geared towards raising awareness about drink-driving and to caution venues not to overserve their customers.

It is illegal in Texas to serve alcohol to people who are already visibly drunk, but local law enforcement has reportedly faced serious challenges when attempting to enforce the laws against businesses, according to the Houston Chronicle.

It is believed that the record award will help highlight the problem.