A series of tragic crashes in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex over the weekend left two pedestrians dead and two others critically injured, including a beloved local comedian killed in a hit-and-run near downtown Dallas.
Henry Cruz, a 29-year-old comedian, died early Saturday morning while walking home with friends after a performance. Noah Robertson, owner of Shark’s Comedy Club in downtown Dallas, remembered Cruz as a rising talent in the local comedy scene.
“The really cool thing was we got to see Henry blossom into a really good comedian,” Robertson said, per NBC 5 DFW. “Henry was awesome, he was very funny, he was a very genuine guy. He loved making people laugh. He was just a really nice, good person, and sometimes that’s hard to come by these days; everybody loved him.”
Robertson, who booked Cruz about three years ago and became his friend, expressed his grief: “I had no idea that walking with Henry that night that I would never get to see him again, you know. You’ve got to let people know that you care about them and love them because you don’t know when you’re going to get that chance again.”
Details of the hit-and-run remain under investigation, and no suspect has been identified.
In a separate incident Sunday night in Fort Worth, a woman was killed and a man was critically injured after a truck struck them while they were walking on a service road in the 3900 block of Benbrook Highway. The crash occurred just before 10 p.m., according to Fort Worth police.
The woman was pronounced dead at the scene, and the man was taken to a local hospital in critical condition. The truck driver remained at the scene and is cooperating with authorities. The victims’ identities have not been released, and the cause of the crash is still under investigation.
Another pedestrian was seriously injured in Dallas on Saturday night at the intersection of South Hampton Road and West Illinois Avenue. The incident occurred at 9:10 p.m., when a vehicle struck a pedestrian, according to Dallas police.
Dallas Fire-Rescue transported the victim to a local hospital in critical condition. The driver stayed at the scene, and police are continuing their investigation. The pedestrian’s identity has not been disclosed.
Authorities are working to determine the causes of all three crashes, and no further details have been released.