Good Samaritan who stopped to help others on I-35W in Fort Worth killed in crash
Driver kills teen who was helping I-35W crash victim
An 18-year-old who was helping people involved in a car crash on I-35 was killed by a driver overnight. FOX 4's Dionne Anglin has more on the victim.
FORT WORTH, Texas - Part of Interstate 35W was shut down on Friday morning because of a deadly crash involving a Good Samaritan.
I-35W major crash
What we know:
It happened around 2:30 a.m. on I-35W near Felix Street in south Fort Worth.
Fort Worth police said there was a minor accident on the highway, and another person stopped to help the people involved in that minor accident.
A passing vehicle then hit and killed the person who had stopped to help. A family friend later identified the victim as 18-year-old Habib Dwabe.
Fort Worth Police confirmed to FOX 4 that the driver who initially struck Habib was arrested for intoxication manslaughter.
Police are still investigating if other drivers are liable for Habib's death.
What we don't know:
We don't know the identity of the suspect arrested for intoxication manslaughter.
"Just a kind spirit"
What they're saying:
"He was such a fun kid, so lively, so involved. He had so many friends. Just a kind spirit."
Sonya Espinoza, a friend of Habib's mother and family, says Habib and his aunt had just returned from a 10-day trip to Lebanon.
"He was still reaming from his vacation in Lebanon. He had such a good time he didn’t want to come home. He and his aunt also had a special relationship, and he’s just loved by everyone."
Espinoza says Habib did not know the people he was helping at the time of the accident. She says he and the driver he was riding with pulled over to help.
"Right now we’re just so shattered. Just praying, and just comforting one another. We’re still in shock."
Big picture view:
All lanes of I-35W were shut down for about four hours early Friday morning.
The northbound lanes reopened around 6:20 a.m. and the southbound lanes reopened about 20 minutes later.
The Source: The information in this story comes from the Fort Worth Police Department and TxDOT traffic cameras.