Driver charged with intoxication manslaughter after northwest Dallas crash
The Dallas Police Department is investigating a fatality accident that occurred on Friday evening at the intersection of Northwest Highway and Starlight Road.
Officials say the driver was traveling westbound on Northwest Highway when he lost control of his vehicle and struck a pedestrian sitting along the median. The pedestrian was pushed into a box truck and pronounced deceased.
The driver who caused the crash was transported to a local hospital with medical evaluation, but will be charged with intoxication manslaughter, according to Dallas police.
The identity of the victim has not yet been released.
