Suspected drunken driver charged for deadly Hurst crash
HURST, Texas - Police in the Fort Worth suburb of Hurst arrested the driver of a pickup truck after a fatal crash.
It happened Monday afternoon along Loop 820, near Northeast Mall.
Hurst police said a motorcycle with two riders was stopped on the highway because of traffic. It was rear-ended by a pickup truck.
One person on the motorcycle died at the scene. The other person was taken to the hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
Police arrested the driver of the truck, 72-year-old Richard Wittie. He's now charged with intoxication manslaughter and assault.
The victims' names have not yet been released.