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Driver Facing Intoxication Manslaughter Charge After Hitting Woman: Dallas Police

The driver faces a charge of intoxication manslaughter

Shortly after 9 p.m., a man lost control of his Kia Sorento in the westbound lanes of Northwest Highway, near Community Drive, and hit the pedestrian who had been sitting on the median, police said.

A pedestrian was killed by a suspected drunken driver Friday night who lost control of his vehicle in northwest Dallas, police say.

Shortly after 9 p.m., a man lost control of his Kia Sorento in the westbound lanes of Northwest Highway, near Community Drive, and hit the woman who had been sitting on the median, police said.

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The Kia then hit a box truck that was stopped at the light, police said.

The woman's identity has not been released.

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The driver was taken to a local hospital and faces a charge of intoxication manslaughter. His name will be released after he is booked into the Dallas County jail, police said.

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