IRVING, Texas - A 30-year-old man has been charged with intoxication manslaughter after Irving police say he drove the wrong way on State Highway 114 and struck a motorcycle head-on early Saturday morning, killing the rider.
The fatal crash occurred at approximately 2:40 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, on SH 114 near Hidden Ridge in the Las Colinas area.
According to Irving Police, a vehicle was traveling westbound in the highway's eastbound lanes when it collided head-on with a motorcycle.
The motorcycle rider was pronounced dead at the scene. His identity has not yet been released. The Dallas County Medical Examiner's Office is expected to identify the victim after family members have been notified.
Police determined that the driver of the wrong-way vehicle, identified as 30-year-old Phillip Martin, was intoxicated.
Martin was arrested and charged with Intoxication Manslaughter, a second-degree felony in Texas. He was booked into the Irving Jail at approximately 4:52 a.m.
Passenger Also Arrested
A passenger in the vehicle, identified as 37-year-old Bessy Munoz, was also taken into custody. Police charged Munoz with public intoxication.
Authorities have not released Martin's alleged blood alcohol concentration or disclosed where investigators believe he entered SH 114 traveling in the wrong direction.
The crash and subsequent investigation forced police to completely shut down that section of SH 114 for several hours Saturday morning. Traffic was diverted off the freeway at Hidden Ridge while investigators processed the scene and crews cleared the wreckage.
The investigation into the fatal collision remains ongoing.
