A Sunday evening wreck in Uptown Dallas turned a busy Turtle Creek intersection into a shutdown crime scene, leaving one person dead, three others injured, and at least one person in custody, authorities said. The two-vehicle crash at Turtle Creek Boulevard and Gillespie Street closed the block as emergency crews swarmed the area. Firefighters had to cut out a trapped occupant, and at least one vehicle ended up overturned before the scene was finally cleared.
Response and timeline
Dallas police said the collision happened at about 5:25 p.m., and first responders moved in quickly to secure the intersection and start treating victims, according to The Dallas Morning News. The outlet reported that two people were rushed to a local hospital in critical condition Sunday evening. Officials did not immediately release the names of those involved or explain what might have triggered the crash.
Details from WFAA
Early reports from WFAA said Dallas Fire-Rescue units were dispatched around 5:17 p.m. and ultimately transported four people from the scene, with one of those patients later pronounced dead. According to that report, the first-arriving truck crew pulled a trapped person from the wreckage before Urban Search and Rescue units got there. Investigators are still sorting through the usual swirl of early information, interviewing witnesses and reviewing any available footage to piece together exactly what happened.
Arrest and investigation
Dallas police confirmed that one person was taken into custody in connection with the wreck but have not released the suspect’s name or specified what charges, if any, might follow, according to The Dallas Morning News. Detectives continued processing the intersection Sunday night and asked anyone who saw the collision or its aftermath to contact the department. The block sits in a high-traffic stretch of Uptown near the Rosewood Mansion and other nightlife spots, an area that has seen serious crashes before.
In January, a pedestrian was killed near Gillespie Street and Turtle Creek while walking to a rideshare, a case covered by FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth, renewing long-running concerns about safety along that corridor. City traffic and police officials have periodically examined engineering tweaks and stepped-up enforcement there, although no specific change has been linked to Sunday’s crash as of that night…