The Brief
- A 36-year-old Dallas man died on Sept. 9 after his car struck a semi-truck trailer on northbound IH-635 in Mesquite.
- The 18-wheeler driver was arrested at the scene and charged with driving while intoxicated.
- The Mesquite Police Department Traffic Unit is continuing to investigate the fatal crash.
MESQUITE, Texas – A Dallas man was killed last week when his car crashed into the trailer of a slow-moving semi-truck on Interstate 635 in Mesquite, police said.
Arrest in fatal Mesquite crash
What we know:
The Mesquite Police Department responded to the crash at 3:17 a.m. on Sept. 9 in the 21100 block of northbound IH-635, near North Gross Road.
Investigators learned that a white Alfa Romeo sedan crashed into the trailer of an 18-wheeler. The driver of the sedan, identified as 36-year-old Jose Aguilar Renteria of Dallas, died at the scene.…