Suspected drunk driver arrested after fiery crash kills 22-year-old man on I-20 in Arlington
A suspected drunken driver is facing charges in a fiery crash that killed a 22-year-old man on Interstate 20 in Arlington on Saturday night, police said.
Officers responded to the wreck in the eastbound lanes of I-20 near Bowen Road shortly after 7:30 p.m.
Police found a 1997 Mitsubishi 3000 GT that was engulfed by flames. When firefighters extinguished the blaze, they found the victim’s body inside. He was pronounced dead at the scene and will be identified by the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Investigators determined the Mitsubishi was stopped along the inside shoulder of the freeway when a 2004 Ford F-150 pickup truck drifted onto the shoulder and slammed into the back of the car. The impact of the crash caused the Mitsubishi to hit a concrete wall, which sparked the fire, police said in a a news release.
Witnesses told officers they saw three men get out of the pickup truck and run away. Police said they found the three men nearby and detained them.
The driver of the pickup, 25-year-old Cesar Ramirez Castro, was arrested on suspicion of intoxication manslaughter and collision involving death. Police said Castro was arrested after he failed roadside sobriety tests. He was booked into the Arlington City Jail.
Police obtained a search warrant to test a sample of Castro’s blood, results of which are pending.
The two passengers who ran from the truck, 30-year-old Marcelino Ramirez-Ramirez and 24-year-old Daniel Castro Zammarron, were both arrested on one count of public intoxication.
This story was originally published March 22, 2025 at 9:06 PM.
