FORT WORTH, Texas — The Fort Worth Police Department arrested and charged a man for allegedly drunkenly crashing a truck tractor into the back of a car, which resulted in the death of one woman Thursday morning.
According to police, 24-year-old Guadalupe Velazquez was arrested and charged with intoxication manslaughter and intoxicated assault with a vehicle.
Officials responded to the crash around 1:30 a.m. near West Loop 820 and White Settlement Road.
Police said construction in the area forced all northbound traffic to be reduced to one lane and it was at a stop when the driver of the tractor truck, Velazquez, failed to slow down and hit the victim's car, pushing it into other cars.
According to police, the victim was pronounced dead at the scene and another passenger in the car was taken to the hospital by Medstar with serious injuries.
Police said Velazquez was taken to the hospital and followed by DWI officers who conducted field sobriety tests and determined he was intoxicated. Velazquez also reportedly consented to sample his blood, police said.
In total, six people were taken to the hospital, according to Medstar.
All northbound lanes of Loop 820 were closed for several hours.