Community gathers behind Oak Cliff business hit by alleged drunk driver

The Brief

  • A truck crashed into Bruno’s Place, a DIY dog wash in Oak Cliff, early Sunday morning.
  • The alleged driver, Joseph Villarreal, was quickly arrested for DWI after police heard the crash.
  • The community is rallying to support the business, with an online fundraiser already raising over $2,000.

OAK CLIFF, Texas The community of Oak Cliff is showing support for a beloved small business that was badly damaged in an apparent drunk driving incident over the weekend.

Bruno’s Place hit by truck

The business owner believes the reason the suspect was caught so quickly is that police were already near the scene.

Officers heard the crash and followed the driver to his house a couple of streets over and determined he was intoxicated.

Around 2 a.m. on Sunday, an alarm for broken glass went off at Bruno’s Place, a DIY dog wash business in Oak Cliff.

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