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16-year-old boy killed in wrong-way crash in Dallas, police say

Police said the driver who crossed the median was intoxicated at the time of the crash.

DALLAS — Dallas police said a 16-year-old was killed and another driver was injured after a wrong-way crash in Oak Cliff on Tuesday night.

Police confirmed the victim was Javier Rodriguez, a student at Trinidad Garza Early College High School.

Police said officers responded to the crash at around 11:55 p.m. Tuesday in the 2800 block of W. Illinois Avenue. Police said its preliminary investigation found Rodriguez was driving eastbound when a westbound SUV, driven by 22-year-old Pedro Garcia-Cleto, crossed over the center median and into the eastbound lanes, striking the teen's vehicle.

Police said Rodriguez was taken to the hospital, where he later died. Garcia-Cleto was taken to the hospital in serious condition, police said. 

Police said Garcia-Cleto was intoxicated at the time of the crash and will face a charge of intoxication manslaughter.

There were no further updates immediately available. 

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