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Driver who crashed into fuel pump dies after vehicle catches fire, Arlington police say

One person has died after crashing a vehicle into a fuel pump early Sunday, according to the Arlington Police Department.

The crash happened at around 3:30 a.m. in the 2400 block of East Sublett Road in Southeast Arlington, police said. There is a QuikTrip gas station at that location.

Investigators believe that the vehicle was heading westbound on Sublett Road and entered a gas station from the south entrance.

For an unknown reason, police say the vehicle did not slow down and it hit the fuel pump, causing the vehicle to catch fire.

The crash remains under investigation.

The driver has not yet been identified.

This story was originally published March 10, 2019 at 3:00 PM with the headline "Driver who crashed into fuel pump dies after vehicle catches fire, Arlington police say."

Nichole Manna
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Nichole Manna was an award-winning investigative reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram from 2018 to 2023, focusing on criminal justice. Previously, she was a reporter at newspapers in Tennessee, North Carolina, Nebraska and Kansas. She is on Twitter: @NicholeManna
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