Jacob Arellano ID’d as Officer Killed in Dallas Crash on Spur 408 near Kiest Boulevard

Dallas, Texas (October 12, 2022) – The Dallas police officer who died in a head-on, wrong-way crash late Tuesday night in southern Dallas has been identified as Jacob Arellano, 25.

The deadly crash happened just before midnight on October 11 on Spur 408 near Kiest Boulevard.

Police said a vehicle was traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of Spur 408 when it collided head-on with a northbound SUV driven by Arellano. The impact pushed Arellano’s SUV into the right lane, where it was struck by a tractor-trailer.

As a result of the crash, the SUV rolled multiple times and stopped on the right shoulder of Spur 408.

Arellano was transported to a hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries. He joined the Dallas Police Department in June 2019 and was assigned to the Northwest Patrol Division.

The wrong-way driver, Mayra Rebollar,31, was taken to a hospital in critical condition. She is facing a charge of intoxication manslaughter.

The tractor-trailer driver wasn’t hurt.

No additional information about the accident was provided.

An investigation into the accident is ongoing.

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