Dallas man charged in woman’s death after stealing her car and crashing it because he needed a ride to work
A Dallas man is accused of killing a woman after he stole her car and crashed it because he needed a ride to work, according to police and local reports.
Darion Thomas, 26, is charged with murder and theft, Dallas Police said.
Officers responded to a major accident call at 1300 Murdock Road around 12:50 a.m. Sunday. A woman was found lying in the street and later pronounced dead at the scene.
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Investigators determined that the suspect stole the vehicle at a gas station while the woman was asleep in the backseat. The suspect sped off, lost control, and hit a pole, police said.
The woman, identified as Karen Mariela in a FOX 4 report, was ejected from the back seat and killed.
The suspected driver was arrested and transported to a local hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
An arrest warrant affidavit cited by the outlet cites a witness who saw Thomas trying to crawl away from the crash site because his legs were broken. He reportedly said he had stolen the car because he needed a ride to work, and asked for a gun so he could kill himself.