Overview
- A two-vehicle collision at West Wheatland Road and South Cedar Ridge Drive late Monday night left three bystanders dead and a fourth child critically injured.
- Police say the gray Toyota Corolla struck contained two adult women and two boys who were not participating in the race and that first responders pronounced the women dead at the scene.
- Investigators attribute the crash to a suspected illegal street race involving a white Chrysler 300 and another vehicle and have taken two drivers into custody with their cars impounded.
- Authorities have not released the names or ages of victims or suspects while the Duncanville Police Department’s traffic and criminal investigations units process the scene and gather evidence.
- Officials have asked the public for tips as formal charges are prepared and the case may result in multiple felony counts if prosecutors file based on the ongoing forensic reconstruction and witness statements.