One Killed and One Critically Injured in Arlington Suspected Street Racing Crash on Green Oaks Boulevard at Lee Drive; Priscilla Rodriguez Facing Charges

Arlington, Texas (January 12, 2022) – One person was killed and another was critically injured on Tuesday in a suspected street racing crash in Arlington, according to the police.

The fatal crash happened on January 11, at the intersection of W Green Oaks Boulevard and Lee Drive.

Police said Priscilla Rodriguez, 45, was driving her Porsche Cayenne northbound on W Green Oaks Blvd at a high rate of speed when she t-boned a Honda Accord which was attempting to turn left from Lee Drive onto W Green Oaks Blvd.

Witnesses said Rodriguez was racing another vehicle at the time of the crash. The other vehicle, which was described as a dark-colored BMW SUV, continued driving northbound on W Green Oaks Blvd after the crash.

The Honda driver, a 30-year-old, was killed in the crash. A 20-year-old passenger in the Honda was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries and was listed in critical condition.

Rodriguez was also taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. She is facing two counts of racing on a highway causing serious bodily injury or death.

The police are investigating the crash.

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