Street racing sends car into oncoming traffic, killing driver in Dallas

A street racing crash turned deadly in Dallas Sunday night after a speeding car lost control and slammed into a pickup truck, killing the driver.Dallas police responded to the crash near the 5000 block of 2nd Avenue just before 8 p.m. Sunday.First responders found a sedan with three people trapped inside and an overturned pickup truck.The truck driver died at the scene. The woman driving the sedan and her two passengers were seriously injured but are expected to recover, police said.Witnesses told officers the woman was racing another car at a high rate of speed when she lost control and crossed into oncoming traffic. The sedan struck the pickup truck head-on as it traveled southbound on 2nd Avenue, causing the truck to veer off the road and roll over.The impact was so severe that the sedan’s engine was ejected from the vehicle.The driver of the sedan is facing a charge of racing causing death. Police say the driver will be booked into the jail once they are released from the hospital.Jack Rolfe, a resident who lives near the fatal crash site, spoke with FOX4 about the incident."They were trying to get the doors open, but they couldn’t get the doors open," Rolfe said. "Eventually when the paramedics got here, they used the jaws of life to break the doors off. I don’t know what happened before. I saw the aftermath."While Rolfe didn't see the crash happen, he was hosting a Mother's Day barbecue at his home; the event was close enough for Rolfe to hear the impact before arriving at the scene."It sounded like a real explosion," Rolfe said.Authorities have not released the names of the driver or any of the victims. It’s still unclear who the woman was racing or what caused her to lose control.