Drunk driving crash on I-635 kills bystander

The Brief

  • 53-year-old Robert Watson has been charged with intoxication manslaughter after police say he crashed into and killed Mohammad Obeidat overnight.
  • Watson’s truck flipped from the impact, and police say he had slurred speech and a strong odor of alcohol on his breath at the time of the accident.
  • Cole Moscatel, a good samaritan, stopped and performed CPR on Obeidat before first responders arrived.

DALLAS An overnight drunk driving crash on I-635 left a bystander dead and a suspect charged with intoxication manslaughter.

Fatal drunk driving crash on 635

What we know:

On May 27 at around 12:30 a.m., Dallas Police responded to an accident on I-635 near Preston Road.

Police said Mohammad Obeidat was standing outside a tow truck pulling a disabled vehicle onto the flatbed when 53-year-old Robert Watson’s truck crashed into Obeidat’s tow truck.

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