Pedestrian Nathan Allen Dirk, 35, killed in collision with alleged hit-and-run driver Noe Garza, 56, on Texan Trail in Corpus Christi, Texas
Pedestrian hit, killed on Texan Trail
Police do have the names of both the victim and the driver, but that information has yet to be released. What we do know is that both men were in their mid-thirties.
Police release more details regarding fatal crash on Texan Trail
Officers arrested Garza for Intoxication Manslaughter and Accident Involving Injury or Death due to his failure to stop to render aid.
Two fatal accidents over weekend brings total to six fatal car accidents this year
Garza was later found and arrested at the nearby Buccaneer Apartments with major damage to his vehicle.
Texan Trail hit and run victim identified
The incident happened at around 1 a.m. Sunday near Ray High School on Texan Trail when a man now identified as 35-year-old Nathan Allen Dirk was crossing the street before being hit by a driver.
Man sentenced to ten years in prison for intoxication manslaughter
56-year old Noe Garza made a plea deal with prosecutors, pleading guilty to intoxication manslaughter with a vehicle. A judge sentenced him to serve ten years in state prison.
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