GARLAND, Texas - A 2-year-old girl is dead, a 3-year-old boy is hospitalized, and their parents are also seriously injured after being struck by a 19-year-old suspected drunk driver.
This incident started just after 10:30 p.m. Saturday, when a Garland PD officer tried to pull over a suspected drunk driver behind the wheel of a black Nissan.
The officer reported the driver, identified as 19-year-old Adrian Maldonado, ran a red light at a high rate of speed while southbound on Broadway Boulevard, at Oates Road.
While the officer tried to pull the vehicle over, Maldonado reportedly ran another red light at Duck Creek. The officer then called for assistance, and the DPS helicopter started following the vehicle while officers chased after the