Woman killed in Arlington when car crashes into tree; 2 children injured

A woman was killed and two children were injured early Saturday morning when their car left a roadway in Arlington and slammed into a tree, police said.

The woman, whose identity wasn’t released, was reportedly pronounced dead at the scene. The children were transported to a local hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

Officers were dispatched around 7:20 a.m. to the single-vehicle crash in the 1500 block of East Sublett Road, police said. An initial investigation revealed a sport utility vehicle was heading westbound on the road when the car left the roadway and struck a tree.

Police were unable to describe the circumstances surrounding the car leaving the road.

The Tarrant County Medical Examiner will identity the victim pending notification of next of kin, police said.

This story was originally published August 24, 2019 at 12:15 PM.