Fort Worth man booked on suspicion of intoxication manslaughter in fatal pickup crash
A man driving a pickup truck was killed early Saturday in Fort Worth when another pickup, driven by a suspected intoxicated driver, rear-ended him, police said.
The victim, whose name and age authorities had not released Saturday night, was thrown from his vehicle and died at the scene on South Freeway near East Magnolia Avenue, police said.
The driver of the truck that rear-ended him walked from the crash scene but was later found by officers, including those in a helicopter, police said.
Samuel Delacruz, 39, of Fort Worth, was booked on suspicion of intoxication manslaughter. He was not injured, police said.
The trucks collided around 1:30 a.m.
All northbound lanes of South Freeway were closed during the investigation, police said.
This story was originally published December 7, 2019 at 11:45 AM.