2 Killed After Car Flew Off Bridge into Creek in Oak Cliff, Texas
Early this morning, a silver Nissan flew almost 40 feet off of a bridge before landing in Five Mile Creek in Oak Cliff. The fatal car crash occurred around 3 a.m. between the north and southbound bridges at Westmoreland Road.
Both passengers, a man and a woman in their early 20’s, died at the scene. Witnesses told the Dallas Police Department that the Nissan was racing an SUV right before the car wreck.
A combination of excessive speeding and alcohol are suspected to be the cause of the accident. It took several hours for the recovery crew to get the Nissan out of the creek.
It is unfortunate to hear about two young people being involved in such a tragic car wreck. The outcome of this accident could easily have never happened if reckless driving and speeding were not involved in this incident. I feel like the media makes things like speed racing seem glamorous and cool, when the sad thing is, it rarely ends like it does in the movies.
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