Distracted Driver Kills Girl, 6, in Arlington Crash

0:00It's March 25th. Welcome in. This is Dallas News Today, where local news meets AI. A tragic crash in Arlington, Texas, early Wednesday morning, took the life of a six-year-old girl. It happened around 12.30 a.m. on Interstate 20 near the U.S. highway, 287 Interchange. Police believe the driver of a Nissan Centra got distracted by something in the backseat and took their eyes off the road. That led to the car slamming into the rear of a dump truck. The girl, who might have unbuckled her seatbelt, died from her injuries. The driver in another child ended up in the hospital with non-life-threatening wounds, while the truck driver was unharmed. Investigators have released the victim's name yet, and they're still looking into what exactly caused the distraction. This sad case underscores how quickly things can go wrong on the road, particularly with children aboard.