DALLAS — Updated at 8:20 a.m. with the suspect's identity.
A person is dead after being hit by a suspected drunk driver in Uptown Dallas, police say.
Dallas police said the suspect's vehicle struck a pedestrian in a crosswalk on Cedar Springs Road near Routh Street just before 5 p.m.
The vehicle, a Polaris Slingshot XL, fled the scene before being involved in a separate crash at the intersection of Cedar Springs Road and Maple Avenue.
Police arrested Swinetta Marsh, 42, who faces an intoxication manslaughter charge. Officers said she was under the influence of alcohol and speeding at the time of the incident.
The victim, who was pronounced dead at Parkland Hospital, has not been identified pending next of kin notification.
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