Drunken driver who killed pedestrian in Fort Worth gets 10 years of probation
A drunken driver who struck and killed a pedestrian in northwest Fort Worth pleaded guilty last week to intoxication manslaughter.
Alexia Lopez, 24, reached an agreement with the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office on a plea bargain.
Under the terms of the agreement on the intoxication manslaughter with a vehicle plea, Lopez was on Aug. 13 ordered in the 213th District Court in Tarrant County to serve 10 years on probation. Labor detail service, a driver’s license suspension and urinalysis are among the conditions of Lopez’s probation. If Lopez violates a condition, a judge could revoke her probation and sentence her to a prison term.
Lopez’s vehicle struck Rosa Ana Barron in traffic on May 25, 2024, according to the Fort Worth Police Department. Barron was 55.
Barron died about 12:30 a.m. at the intersection of N.W. 28th Street and Prospect Avenue. Barron was in the main lanes of the street, according to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office.
This story was originally published August 15, 2025 at 1:03 PM.
