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Driver critically injures pedestrian in Deep Ellum, hits police horse, police say

The incident happened about 1:30 a.m. in the 2600 block of Elm Street, where the suspect began driving erratically at a high speed, police said.
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DALLAS — Updated at 10:57 p.m. with the suspect's name.

A driver was arrested after police said he critically injured a pedestrian, rammed his vehicle into another car and struck a police horse in Deep Ellum early Sunday.

The incident happened about 1:30 a.m. in the 2600 block of Elm Street, where the suspect began driving erratically at a high speed, police said.

On westbound Elm, the driver rammed his pickup truck into a car that had two people inside of it. They weren't injured.

The suspect, later identified as 25-year-old Adonis Hartfield, also hit a pedestrian, who was taken to a hospital in critical condition, police said.

Police said Hartfield also hit a Dallas police horse but the horse was not injured. 

Hartfield was arrested after two wheels came off his truck, bringing it to a halt, police said. He was taken into custody in the 1400 block of Ross Avenue. 

Hartfield currently faces charges of intoxication assault with a vehicle- serious bodily injury, accident involving serious bodily injury, accident investigation/damage to vehicle, possession of marijuana and a traffic violation.

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