Suspected drunken driver accused of causing head-on wreck that killed 1 in Fort Worth
A Fort Worth man is accused of intoxication manslaughter in the early Sunday traffic death of his passenger on a Fort Worth street, according to police and jail records.
The passenger was Susanna Moreno, 53, of Fort Worth, according to the Tarrant County medical examiner’s office website on Tuesday.
Jail records identified the driver and suspect as 68-year-old Ricardo Morales of Fort Worth. He faces the charge of intoxication manslaughter with a vehicle.
Morales was arrested early Sunday.
The crash was reported at 12:06 a.m. Sunday in the 100 block of East Seminary Drive.
Witnesses told police that a blue Toyota was traveling west on the street when it crossed the median and collided head-on with a Ford F-150.
The victim who died was a passenger in the Toyota, police said.
One person was seriously injured and two others suffered minor injuries in the crash, according to a MedStar spokesman.
This story was originally published August 2, 2021 at 1:07 PM.
