The Brief
- A driver died Saturday after his vehicle hit a utility pole at high speed and caught fire along the Dallas Parkway in Plano.
- Bystanders pulled the man from the wreckage before emergency crews arrived, but he was later pronounced dead at a local hospital.
- The driver’s identity has not been released as the Plano Police Traffic Unit continues to investigate the cause of the crash.
PLANO, Texas – A man died Saturday afternoon after his vehicle crashed and caught fire along the Dallas Parkway, authorities said.
Fatal Dallas Parkway crash
What we know:
Plano Police officers and Plano Fire-Rescue personnel responded to the crash in the 1500 block of the southbound Dallas Parkway at 12:15 p.m.
A preliminary investigation found that a silver Hyundai Accent was traveling southbound when it struck a curb, left the roadway and collided with a concrete power pole. Before coming to a stop, the Hyundai crashed into an unoccupied Subaru Legacy parked at a nearby car dealership.
The vehicle then caught fire. Witnesses managed to pull the driver from the burning wreckage before first responders arrived.…