Dallas was recently ranked among the most dangerous in the nation for pedestrians, according to a recent study by a personal injury lawyer, The Dallas Express reported.
This weekend proved to add more validity to this unfavorable ranking, as another victim has been claimed.
Derrick Allen, 47, was struck by a vehicle and died while walking along the side of the road in southern Dallas with an unidentified man over the weekend.
On August 18, at 1:45 a.m., officers from the Dallas Police Department were dispatched to the scene at the intersection of Prosperity Avenue and Stanley Smith Drive. Police reported that the men were walking west on 2800 Prosperity Avenue when Allen was hit by a car, reported WFAA.
Allen died at the scene.
CBS News Texas reported that the suspect, 21-year-old Rodolfo Jamaica, had been speeding during his attempt to pass another car when he struck and killed Allen with his vehicle.
Jamaica did not stop to render aid.
Here is more of what CBS News Texas reported on this developing story:
A suspected drunk driver is behind bars after police say he hit and killed a man and then drove into a house.
It started early Sunday morning along Prosperity Avenue off Bonnie View Road in southern Dallas.
Dallas Police said 21-year-old Rodolfo Jamaica was speeding, attempting to pass another car when he struck and killed a man walking along the side of the road, later identified as 47-year-old Derrick Allen. Jamaica did not stop to help, instead, he kept driving, eventually running into another car and a house about a mile away on Kathleen Ave.
Jamaica is charged with intoxication manslaughter.