The Brief
- A crash on I-20 in Dallas resulted in the death of a tow truck driver who had pulled over to fix a tire on his truck.
- 41-year-old Amador Morazen Selvin Omar was arrested and charged with intoxication manslaughter after admitting to police he had been drinking several hours before the crash.
- Selvin Omar is also suspected of being in the United States illegally.
DALLAS – A man suspected of being in the country illegally was arrested Wednesday after allegedly causing a crash on I-20 that killed a tow truck driver.
Crash on I-20 kills tow truck driver
What we know:
66-year-old Guillermo Garcia was killed on Wednesday morning after he had stopped on the side of a highway to fix a flat tire. The accident occurred near Spur 408 near Mountain Creek Parkway around 3:30 p.m.
According to a witness, an SUV swerved into their direction and hit Garcia. He died shortly after arriving at the hospital.
The driver, 41-year-old Amador Morazen Selvin Omar, was arrested and charged with intoxication manslaughter. An arrest affidavit states he did not pass a sobriety test, and had admitted to police he had been drinking hours before the crash.…