Plano drunk driving crash injures single mother just before school starts

The Brief

  • A North Texas woman suffered critical injuries after a suspected drunken driver rear-ended her vehicle near SH-121 in Plano, ejecting her through the sunroof.
  • 21-year-old Xander Jaymes Smith was arrested at the scene and charged with intoxication assault causing serious bodily injury.
  • The victim’s 17-year-old daughter is missing the first week of her senior year to stay by her mother’s bedside, thankfully with some recent good news.

PLANO, Texas A North Texas student who was set to start her senior year of school this week has spent the past few days at her mother’s bedside following a devastating crash.

Javiera Mellafe said her life changed around midnight Sunday because a suspected drunken driver rear-ended her mother.

Plano DWI Crash

What we know:

The crash happened near State Highway 121 and Independence Parkway in Plano.

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