Woman, 31, arrested, facing charges in fatal wrong-way crash in South Dallas

A 31-year-old woman was arrested and is facing multiple charges in connection with the deadly wrong-way crash that occurred in South Dallas on Sunday, according to police.

The crash, which allegedly involved street racing, killed one person and hospitalized at least three others — including the suspect — police said.

Kadishjah Jackson was booked into Dallas County jail Monday with a bail of $1 million, records show. She faces charges of manslaughter, aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, racing on highway causing bodily injury and two counts of racing on highway causing serious bodily injury, according to a statement from Dallas police.

Officers were called on Sunday at about 7:40 p.m. to the 5000 block of Second Avenue, where police were requested to help with crowd control, Jennifer Pryor, a police spokesperson, said in a statement Monday.

Pryor said officers found that a Toyota Frontier pickup truck heading south on Second Avenue was hit by a northbound vehicle, driven by Jackson, that crossed into the oncoming lane while racing another vehicle. According to an arrest warrant affidavit, Jackson, driving a Ford Fusion, was traveling over 60 mph on the roadway with a speed limit of 30 mph.

Jackson crashed head-on into the pickup truck, causing it to flip over, according to the affidavit.

The pickup’s driver, identified by the Dallas County Medical Examiner’s office as 59-year-old Jose Ambrocio Medina Soto, died at the location, officials said. Dallas Fire-Rescue officials responded to the scene and “found no signs of life” for Soto, who remained “lodged in his overturned vehicle,” the affidavit said.

Jackson was taken to a hospital in stable condition and then arrested, according to police. She had to be extracted from the driver’s seat, the affidavit said, and suffered a broken pelvis, ankle and other injuries.

It was not immediately clear if Jackson had an attorney as of Wednesday afternoon.

Two other unidentified victims were transported to a local hospital in stable condition. Pryor said another vehicle left the scene after the crash.

Police on Wednesday asked for the public’s help in locating the second vehicle suspected of being involved in the street racing incident.

They described the vehicle as a black 2006 Cadillac STS, bearing Texas license plate RWF-3633 with a yellow pin stripe down the sides. Police said the car also has damage to the back left quarter .

Authorities are asking anyone with information that could help locate this vehicle, identify the driver, and/or any occupants, to Vehicle Crimes Detective Shaw at 214-608-7813, or at [email protected], or Detective Valtadoros at [email protected].