Elderly Man Dies After Two-Car Crash at Frankford and Vail; Dallas Police Are Reviewing Surveillance Video
Dallas Police responded to the crash in Far North Dallas at 11:24 p.m. The man was critically injured when officers arrived and died shortly after Dallas Fire-Rescue paramedics took him to a hospital. A man and a woman in the other car suffered minor injuries, and investigators do not yet know which vehicle had the right of way.
DALLAS - An elderly man died after a two-car crash at Frankford Road and Vail Street late Wednesday night, FOX 4 reported. Dallas Police responded to the intersection at 11:24 p.m. and found the man critically injured inside one of the cars.
Dallas Fire-Rescue paramedics transported him to a hospital, where he died shortly after arriving. A man and a woman who were inside the other car involved in the crash suffered only minor injuries, FOX 4 reported. Police have not released the dead man's name.
The central question is still open. Investigators do not yet know which vehicle had the right of way at the intersection, and police are reviewing surveillance video from the area as they work to determine exactly how the crash happened and who had the right of way.
Frankford and Vail is a signalized intersection in Far North Dallas, in the neighborhoods between the Dallas North Tollway and Coit Road. The Local Desk will update this file when Dallas Police release the victim's identity or a finding on right of way.
