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Javier Rodriguez, 16, killed in collision with suspected DUI driver Pedro Garcia-Cleto, 22, on Illinois Avenue in Oak Cliff area of Dallas, Texas

Modified Date: 
Sun, 10/30/2022 - 2:28am
Accident Date: 
Tuesday, October 25, 2022

16-year-old driver killed in Dallas DWI crash

Police said the teenager was going eastbound on Illinois Avenue when 22-year-old Pedro Garcia-Cleto was going westbound in his SUV. Garcia-Cleto crossed over the center median and hit the teenager’s vehicle. 

16-year-old boy killed in wrong-way crash in Dallas, police say

Police confirmed the victim was Javier Rodriguez, a student at Trinidad Garza Early College High School.

People Involved: 
Pedro Garcia-Cleto
Javier Rodriguez
Roadway: 
Illinois Avenue
City: 
Dallas, TX