DFW Road Tragedy: 5 Crashes, 4 Fatalities

It's March 31st, you're listening to Dallas News today, AI-powered local news.

In less than 8 hours across the Dallas-4-Worth area, four folks lost their lives and a

fifth sits in critical condition from five separate crashes.

It all unfolded overnight into early morning, hitting highways and city streets hard.

Kicked off around 4 a.m. on Northbound Highway 287 and Fort Worth between FM 156 and Hicks

Road.

Multiple cars piled up, killing one person and shutting down all lanes till at least 8 a.m.

By 6.30 a.m., drivers faced up to one hour.

Delays during rush hour.

Then in Dallas, four pedestrians got struck on or near roads with three fatalities in

those quick hits.

One crossing Fort Worth Avenue and North Oak Cliff around 9.45 p.m. got taken out by a black

Honda Civic, the drivers stuck around for cops.

One pack rippled through neighborhoods, leaving families shattered and roads messy.

Police chase leads on a hit and run at 12.27 a.m. on the LBJ service road near North Central

Expressway, combing surveillance for the vehicle.

Around 3 a.m., another on Westbound I-20 at I-45 left a victim critical sheriff's office

mum on whether the driver bolted.

Westbound I-30 near Luke 12 saw fatality too, but the driver called cops later from home,

admitting they might have hit someone.

Authorities keep digging into these tragedies, urging drivers to slow down and stay alert,

especially at night when visibility drops.

Stay safe out there on those DFW roads.