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Man killed Saturday when SUV left Arlington road, crashed into embankment, police say

A man was killed early Saturday when his car left a road in southeast Arlington, TX and crashed into a field and embankment, police said.
A man was killed early Saturday when his car left a road in southeast Arlington, TX and crashed into a field and embankment, police said.

A man was killed in southeast Arlington in the early morning hours Saturday when his SUV left the road and he crashed into an embankment, police said.

The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the driver as Julio Cesar Baiza Arbaiza, Julio, 26, of Baltimore, Texas.

Officers responded around 1 a.m. to a report of a major crash in the 2000 block of South Watson Road involving a single vehicle, police said. They pronounced the man dead.

Investigators believe he was trying to exit State Highway 360 heading south, taking the Pioneer and Arkansas ramp, and lost control of the car, police said. He crashed into a field and embankment off of the road.

This story was originally published February 6, 2021 at 10:20 AM.

Jack Howland
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Jack Howland was a breaking news and enterprise reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
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