A widow’s fight for justice after death of husband

My name is Kristina May, and I lost the love of my life, Gabe, on May 13, 2024. He was killed by a commercial dump truck in Lakeway, Texas.

The tragedy was awful. But what came next was worse.

The Lakeway Police Department closed the case without even conducting drug or alcohol testing. They never reviewed the truck driver’s phone, and they falsely claimed to have coordinated with outside agencies when they had not. They closed the case again, even after I showed them what they missed — and I have the recordings to prove it.

I’m now preparing to file both a federal civil rights lawsuit and a Texas wrongful death suit — on my own, without a lawyer, because I cannot afford one. I’m fighting for Gabe. For our kids. For every widow left in the dark by a broken system.

And while I fight, I’m also trying to survive.

I’ve had to move out of our home. I sold our family business — but I’m still buried in debt from it. I suffer from serious health issues and cannot work, and I’m still waiting on a disability determination. Most days, I’m in survival mode.

But I’m also building something bigger.

️ I’m writing a book called Grief Crimes Unit: Friend Edition — a darkly funny, deeply honest guide to help people show up for their widowed friends.

️ I’m creating an app called Scattered — to let people mark the places where they scattered ashes, shared moments, or want others to remember someone they lost. It’s part memorial, part map, and fully rooted in love.

This GoFundMe will help me cover:

• Legal filing fees and court costs

• Daily living expenses while I recover and fight

• Development for Scattered and publication of Grief Crimes Unit

• Medical costs and debt from the loss of our home and business

If you’ve ever lost someone, or watched the system fail someone you love, I hope you’ll help. If you can’t donate, sharing this helps more than you know.

Thank you for standing with me.

— Kristina Marie May

PO Box 1432, Bastrop, TX 78602

Email: [email redacted]

Phone: (512) [phone redacted]

KXAN’s original story about Gabe:

https://www.kxan.com/video/father-of-5-killed-in-lakeway-crash-other-driver-gets-speeding-ticket/10408935/

News story

… we are asking for help to keep Vineyard Bay Automotive open.

We are asking for help paying debts that the estate could not cover, makings signs and purchasing ad space and billboards asking the Travis County DA to charge the man who took Gabe’s life!