DALLAS — Dallas police said a 16-year-old was killed and another driver was injured after a wrong-way crash in Oak Cliff on Tuesday night.
Police confirmed the victim was Javier Rodriguez, a student at Trinidad Garza Early College High School.
Police said officers responded to the crash at around 11:55 p.m. Tuesday in the 2800 block of W. Illinois Avenue. Police said its preliminary investigation found Rodriguez was driving eastbound when a westbound SUV, driven by 22-year-old Pedro Garcia-Cleto, crossed over the center median and into the eastbound lanes, striking the teen's vehicle.
Police said Rodriguez was taken to the hospital, where he later died. Garcia-Cleto was taken to the hospital in serious condition, police said.
Police said Garcia-Cleto was intoxicated at the time of the crash and will face a charge of intoxication manslaughter.
There were no further updates immediately available.
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