Person Killed in White Rock Pedestrian Crash on Garland Road near NW Highway

Dallas, Texas (December 9, 2018) – A pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run crash on Friday night in the White Rock area, according to the Dallas Police Department.
The accident occurred shortly before 7 p.m. December 7 in the 1200 block of Garland Road south of NW Highway.
Police said a vehicle was traveling south on Garland Road at an unsafe speed when it struck a pedestrian walking in the right lane.
The driver of the vehicle fled the scene after the incident.
The victim, a 59-year-old, was taken to a hospital where they succumbed to their injuries. The victim’s name was not released.
Police later arrested a suspect with the help of a license plate that came off the vehicle and remained at the scene.
The crash is under investigation.