A woman from Bedford was killed in the crash this week at the intersection of State Highway 26 and Cheek Sparger Road in Colleyville, police say.
COLLEYVILLE, Texas — A man faces an intoxication manslaughter charge after a deadly crash in Colleyville this week, police say.
A 62-year-old Bedford woman was killed when a Volvo sedan crashed into her Mitsubishi Mirage at high speeds at the intersection of State Highway 26 and Cheek Sparger Road shortly after 9 p.m. Wednesday, according to police. Both vehicles were pushed off the roadway in the crash and suffered extensive damage, according to police.
The driver of the Mitsubishi was extricated from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene, officials say. Her identity was not immediately released.
The driver of the Volvo, Jimmie Edwards, 35, was taken to a local hospital for evaluation before being arrested and arraigned on charges of intoxication manslaughter with a vehicle and resisting arrest, search or transport, police said in a news release.
Edwards also had an outstanding warrant for evading arrest or detention with a vehicle from another agency, police said.
He remains in the Tarrant County Corrections Center as of Friday afternoon with a bond set at $52,000.
