North Texas police are investigating two separate crash incidents that left two children dead over the weekend.
Both drivers in the unrelated crashes were charged with intoxication manslaughter.
MAN ARRESTED AFTER HEAD-ON COLLISION THAT KILLED 13-YEAR-OLD
Garland police have arrested a man after the vehicle he was driving crashed head-on with another vehicle killing a 13-year-old girl on Friday.
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Garland officers responded to a crash on Castle Drive near Toler Road at around 5 p.m. Friday.
Investigators believe a black Dodge pickup truck driven by 30-year-old Jeremy Spencer of Frisco was traveling northbound on Castle Dr. when it crossed the center median and collided head-on with a grey SUV that was traveling southbound and caught on fire.
Multiple occupants were transported to the hospital.
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A 13-year-old girl was later pronounced deceased. A 37-year-old woman remains in critical condition.
Spencer remained on the scene and was later arrested. Investigators believed he was impaired. He was transported to the hospital for his injuries.
Spencer has been charged with two counts of intoxication manslaughter with vehicle-serious bodily injury and intoxication manslaughter, according to police.
Garland police and online court records show Spencer has previous DUIs charges against him.
The investigation is ongoing.
BOY DIES AFTER BEING STRUCK BY VEHICLE
Grand Prairie police are investigating a fatal collision that left a 6-year-old boy dead.
Police responded to a crash Saturday evening in the 2700 block of Regency Drive.
At around 8 p.m., the boy was hit by a Chevy SUV while he was crossing the street from a residential area to an adjacent parking lot.
The boy was transported to a local hospital where he died from his injuries.
The driver of the SUV, 35-year-old Herschel Pearson, was believed to be intoxicated and placed under arrest, according to police.
Pearson was charged with intoxication manslaughter, a 2nd-degree felony.
The child’s grandmother says she called him ‘man man.’
“That was my ‘man man,’” she said becoming overwhelmed with emotion. “He had many nicknames though.”
Neighbor Raymond Cook says he witnessed the crash and ran to help.
“I heard the screeching of breaks locking up, the sliding of the vehicle all the way through here and even the impact of the truck,” he said.
The spokesman for GPPD tells NBC 5 that officers on the scene smelled alcohol on the 35-year-old.
Police said blood was drawn during the investigation. Results are pending.
Cook says he spoke to the injured driver who has a lengthy criminal history but no prior DUI charges.
“He told me he hit the child and he broke down and started crying. I didn’t smell alcohol,” said Cook.
The crash remains under investigation.
