A Forest Hill man is in jail on suspicion of killing a woman Friday night while driving drunk while fleeing the scene of another crime, according to Arlington Police.
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Officers were dispatched around 11:17 p.m. to the intersection of South Watson Road and Webb Lynn Road, where they determined the driver of a Dodge Charger had run a red light and struck a female motorcyclist, Sgt. Alex Rosado said in a news release Sunday.
The motorcyclist, identified as Julie Maldonado, 43, of Arlington, was taken to a hospital in critical condition, Rosado said. She was pronounced dead Saturday morning, according to Tarrant County medical examiner records.
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The driver of the Charger, identified as Kenneth Polk, 22, fled the scene of the crash but was quickly located and arrested, Rosado said.
Officers determined that at the time of the accident Polk was intoxicated and fleeing the scene of an incident involving a mailbox, Rosado said.
Police arrested Polk based on the results of a series of roadside sobriety tests, department spokesman Tim Ciesco said in a statement Sunday afternoon. Polk is charged with intoxication manslaughter and collision resulting in death.
Polk agreed to have blood drawn for a toxicology test, Ciesco said. Results are pending, he said.
In Texas, the legal blood alcohol limit for driving is 0.08.
Polk was taken to the Tarrant County Jail where he was held on $20,000 bail, according to online reports.
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