DALLAS — Two people were hit and killed by a vehicle in Dallas early Sunday morning, and the driver was arrested on intoxication manslaughter charges, police said.
The crash happened around 5 a.m. in the 6700 block of Military Parkway, near Jim Miller Road in southeast Dallas, according to a police news release.
Police said 23-year-old Joel Rosales-Perez was driving east on Military Parkway and went off the road, crashing into a car and hitting two people who were standing outside of the car.
Rosales-Perez then went back onto the roadway before crashing into a light pole, police said.
Both people hit in the crash died at the scene. One of the victims was identified as 21-year-old Lester Matute-Urquea, police said. The other victim was identified as 36-year-old Jesus Garcia-Perez, according to medical examiner records.
Rosales-Perez was arrested on two counts of intoxication manslaughter and taken to the Dallas County jail. His bail was set at $100,000, according to online jail records.
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