ARLINGTON, Texas — One person is dead after a weather-related crash during wintry weather Monday evening in Arlington.
Arlington Police said the single-vehicle crash happened just before 9 p.m. on Jan. 30 in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 20 near the Green Oaks Boulevard entrance ramp.
Witnesses told officers that a black Toyota 4Runner appeared to lose control as it was crossing the Green Oaks Boulevard overpass, sliding into the guardrail and going airborne. The SUV then rolled down an embankment, ejecting the driver, police said.
The driver, 45, was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead from his injuries.
Arlington Police said the driver was believed to have been traveling at “unsafe speeds for the slick conditions that existed on the roadways.” The driver also wasn’t believed to have been wearing a seatbelt, officials said.
Arlington Police urged residents to stay home as winter weather continued in North Texas. A Winter Storm Warning was extended until 6 a.m. Thursday.
