Woman killed, juvenile critically injured in University Park five-car crash

UNIVERSITY PARK, Texas - A woman was killed, and a boy was critically injured in a five-car crash in University Park on Friday.

The victim has been identified as 44-year-old Ana Gonzalez Perez.

University Park police say a Chevy Silverado traveling at high speeds ran a red light at the intersection of Lovers Lane and Preston Road shortly after 6:30 p.m.

The truck was traveling east on Lovers when it blew through the red light and crashed into another vehicle headed north on Preston.

The crash pushed that vehicle into three other cars stopped at the red light.

Witnesses say the Silverado driver tried to run from the scene of the crash, and broke away from a bystander who temporarily grabbed him.

Alexis Ruiz

University Park Police found the man and arrested him about a block away on Tulane Street.

Alexis Ruiz, 32, is charged with second-degree collision involving injury or death and third-degree collision involving injury or death. The charges carry bonds of $50,000 and $30,000, respectively.

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A woman and a boy were in the car that was initially hit by the truck. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash. The boy was taken to the hospital in critical condition.

Two other people were examined at the scene.