White Settlement, Texas (Dec. 18, 2023)
Police from the White Settlement Police Department have released details about a crash involving a pedestrian.
According to the reports, Nestor Joel Lujan Flores has been identified and taken into custody as the driver of the vehicle involved. Flores reportedly crashed into a pedestrian near the area around I-30 & Cockrell Hill Road. Flores struck the pedestrian hard enough for the victim to go through his vehicle’s windshield.
Ultimately, Flores was found unconscious in the parking lot of a restaurant roughly 40 miles from the scene of the accident. The body of the victim was still in the vehicle when police arrived.
Witnesses reportedly called 911 after seeing Flores enter a nearby restaurant in a distressed state.
The victim has not been publicly identified as of this time, but police believe the individual is a 45-year-old homeless individual.
Flores is now in police custody. His blood alcohol concentration has not been released yet, but police believe alcohol played a factor.
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Source: FOX 4
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