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Jose Portillo, 51, killed, after his car collides with DUI driver going the wrong-way on U.S. 75 in Dallas, Texas
Modified Date:
Fri, 05/15/2015 - 4:43pmAccident Date:
Sunday, January 26, 20141 Person Dead In Dallas Wrong-Way Crash.
A wrong-way crash in Dallas left one person dead early Monday morning. The incident took place at about 3:30 a.m. along the northbound lanes of Central Expressway near Hall Street.
Wrong-Way Crash Kills One in Dallas.
Police said one person has died in a head-on crash following a wrong-way driver's trip down U.S. 75.
Police said one person has died in a head-on crash following a wrong-way driver's trip down U.S. 75.
Richardson police were following a wrong-way driver in a silver Nissan Murano who was headed southbound in the northbound lanes of U.S. 75/Central Expressway around 4 a.m. Monday.
Police say the Murano driver clipped a vehicle traveling northbound in the 9000 block of North Central Expressway and kept going. No one was injured.
A short time later, just north of Hall Street in Dallas, the driver of the Murano crashed head-on into a tan Toyota Camry.
The driver of the Camry died following the collision. The Dallas County Medical Examiner's office identified the driver as 51-year-old Jose Portillo of Dallas.
The driver of the Murano survived the crash and is at an area hospital.
Dallas police say the driver of the wrong-way vehicle faces an intoxication manslaughter charge in the case.
Type: Car Accident
People Involved:
Jose Portillo
Roadway:
U.S. 75/Central ExpresswayCity:
Dallas, TXCounty:
Dallas County, TXArea:
Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX
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