Three people die when speeding car runs red light, collides with another car in Dallas
Three people died early Monday after a car crash at a west Dallas intersection, and a driver has been arrested and accused of intoxication manslaughter.
The three victims were all in the same car. They include the 47-year-old male driver and two passengers, women ages 19 and 18.
Another passenger, a 42-year-old woman in the front seat, was hospitalized with serious injuries, police said.
All of the names were withheld pending notification of relatives, Dallas police said.
About 1:35 a.m., a car driven by a 23-year-old man was traveling westbound on Singleton Boulevard at a high rate of speed, police said. At the same time, the victims’ car was heading southbound on North Hampton Road and entered the intersection of Singleton Boulevard with a green signal.
The speeding car ran a red light and collided with the victims’ car, which was forced into a counter clockwise spin and struck two other cars, police said. The driver was arrested and accused of intoxication manslaughter and intoxication assault.
This story was originally published May 25, 2020 at 3:31 PM.
