Dallas man arrested after causing deadly crash, fleeing scene

DALLAS - A driver died after her car was crushed by an SUV in the Pleasant Grove area of Dallas overnight Tuesday.

Police said a man driving the SUV lost control and hit a curb and then a traffic light pole just after midnight.

The SUV then spun across the intersection at Jim Miller and Bruton Roads before overturning and landing on the woman’s car that was waiting at the red light.

A door from the SUV was ripped off and propped up against a pole. Hours after the crash, the SUV’s bumper remained wedged under another vehicle parked at an auto repair shop located at the same corner that was littered with leftover debris.

The top of the woman’s white sedan was crushed. The woman died at a hospital.

Shortly after causing the crash, police said he ran off and took off in someone else's vehicle.

The name of the innocent woman killed has not yet been released, as authorities are still contacting the family.

Officers spent Wednesday looking for the driver of the SUV, who investigators said left the scene in another vehicle.

Hours after the fatal hit-and-run, police announced they had made an arrest.

The department didn’t reveal how or where they located the male suspect. 

The suspect’s name has not been released either. He’s being booked and charges are pending.

Hours after the crash, the scene still had debris from cars and gloves from first responders scattered around the area.

Also, a sign could be seen bent to the ground.

Tire tracks in the mud mark the spot where the SUV launched through the intersection, killing an innocent woman.