A deadly hit-and-run on the North Central Expressway in Old East Dallas left a pedestrian dead yesterday, after a driver struck the person and kept going, according to police. Officers were called around 2:47 a.m. to the 4100 block of North Central Expressway, where the victim was found and pronounced dead at the scene. The driver did not stop, and officials have not yet released the victim’s name.
As reported by The Dallas Morning News, investigators determined that a vehicle hit someone who was walking along the roadway, then fled. Authorities did not immediately provide additional details about the vehicle or the circumstances of the crash.
Local scanner site DFW Scanner logged the early-morning call and noted that Dallas Fire-Rescue and police responded to the scene, briefly shutting down lanes on the freeway. The timing reported there matches the overnight response documented by police and local media.
Where the crash happened
The collision took place on a high-speed stretch of U.S. 75 that cuts directly through Old East Dallas. That busy corridor has been a recurring focus of the city’s traffic safety efforts and is a key part of the City of Dallas Vision Zero plan to reduce traffic deaths and serious injuries.
What the law says
Under Texas law, any driver involved in a crash that results in death is required to stop and render aid. Leaving the scene is not just callous, it is criminal. The duty to stop and the penalties for failing to do so are laid out in the Texas Transportation Code §550.021, which classifies fleeing a crash involving death as a second-degree felony…