Her mother and father had been additionally severely damage and one other 4-year-old acquired minor accidents, the paper stated.
FORT WORTH, Texas — A 2-year-old Fort Worth woman died Thursday, two days after a 25-year-old suspected drunk driver reportedly hit the automotive of the kid’s household Tuesday evening, the Arlington Police Department stated.
Her mother and father had been additionally severely damage and one other 4-year-old acquired minor accidents, in response to the Fort Worth Star Telegram.
Tyler Hampton faces a number of costs of intoxication assault with a automobile in connection to the accident, in response to police. However, officers stated he’ll possible face an extra rely of intoxication manslaughter, with the kid’s loss of life.
According to police, the kid was using in her household’s Toyota Tundra going west on Interstate 20 near the HWY 360 interchange round 8:30 Tuesday evening.
Hampton, police stated, was driving in a Mazda MX5 and “made an unsafe lane change” throughout all lanes of site visitors, hitting the Tundra in the method. The affect between the 2 brought on the truck to hit a steel guardrail earlier than it rolled off the roadway, coming to a cease on its facet.
All 4 folks contained in the truck – together with the 2-year-old – had been taken to the hospital. The 2-year-old died simply earlier than 8 p.m. Thursday – simply two days earlier than Christmas – on the pediatric intensive care unit at Cook Children’s Medical Center. No official explanation for loss of life had been dominated.
Hampton was arrested by police and brought to the Tarrant County Jail. He bonded out of jail on Tuesday, the identical evening of the accident, in response to jail information.
Meanwhile, the Arlington Police Department reminded everybody that driving whereas intoxicated is prohibited and might have lethal penalties. Anyone who drinks – particularly over the vacations – ought to use a chosen driver, a taxi, or a rideshare service like Uber or Lyft.