A woman accused of killing a Dallas police officer with her car was arrested after leaving the hospital.
While still hospitalized, Mayra Rebollar, 31, was booked into the Dallas County Jail via a remote hearing on October 17 and charged with intoxication manslaughter with a vehicle for her alleged involvement in the October 11 wrong-way crash that killed Officer Jacob Arellano. Police said Rebollar’s blood alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit.
Arellano was on his way to work and driving in the middle lane of three lanes on northbound Spur 408 near West Kiest Boulevard at 11:48 p.m. when a sedan going the wrong way hit the front left of his SUV, as reported by The Dallas Express. The collision pushed Arellano’s vehicle into the right lane, where a tractor-trailer hit it.
The SUV rolled several times before coming to a stop on the right side of the road. Arellano was airlifted to a nearby hospital in critical condition, while Rebollar, the alleged wrong-way driver, was airlifted to a nearby hospital in serious condition. The driver of the tractor-trailer was not hurt.
Police classified Arellano’s death as an “on-duty death” since he was on his way to work at the time.
Once discharged from the hospital, Rebollar was arrested and taken to the Dallas County Jail. Police released Rebollar’s mugshot on Monday.
Magistrate Judge David Woodruff set Rebollar’s bond at $500,000.
