Post by Scumhunter on Sept 9, 2018 19:12:57 GMT -5
(Above photo credit: Crime Stoppers of Tarrant County's Facebook page)
From NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (nbcdfw.com):
In what could be the first North Texas death linked to synthetic marijuana, Fort Worth police are charging a wrong-way driver who caused a fatal five-car crash on Friday with possessing the drug.
Amin Alrashdan, 27, of Euless, crossed into oncoming traffic in the westbound lanes of Trinity Boulevard and was speeding when he slammed head-on into four other vehicles, police said.
Malinda Miller, 51, of Arlington, was killed and several others were seriously hurt in the crash.
On Wednesday, the Fort Worth Police Department's Cpl. Tracey Knight said Alrashdan would be charged with possession of a controlled substance because officers had found what appeared to be synthetic marijuana on him after the fatal crash.
The results of a blood test are not yet available, she said.
Silvia Diaz, 28, of Arlington, is undergoing therapy after her release from the hospital, but cannot move her head and can barely walk after the crash.
"It was a crazy moment,” Diaz said. “Everything happened in less than a second."
Diaz said she was heading home Friday along Trinity Boulevard when she saw the van headed straight for her.
"I saw it coming toward me and I closed my eyes," Diaz said. "And all I could think was, 'That's it for me,' you know? 'That's it.'"
Diaz said she had wondered since the crash why the van driver would be speeding in the wrong lane headed straight for oncoming cars.
"I'm just so mad, confused, everything just makes no sense to me,” Diaz said.
Informed about the drug charge, she said she still did not fully understand but was just grateful to have survived.
An apparent bad batch of synthetic marijuana, the most common name of which is K2, led to hundreds of overdoses in Dallas and in Austin the past two weeks.
The victims became violent and needed to be sedated and tied down, doctors said.
"Drugs? It's just crazy,” Diaz said. "I'm alive, so that's the good thing."
A woman who answered the door Wednesday at Alrashdan’s house claimed not to know anything about the crash and said he was still in the hospital.
Alrashdan has no known previous arrest record.
www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Fake-Marijuana-Linked-to-Fatal-Fort-Worth-Crash-259314361.html
Thoughts? The above was a description the car crash Alrashdan was allegedly involved in. He apparently was charged with manslaughter, but somehow became a fugitive since he's currently listed on Crime Stoppers of Tarrant County as one of Fort Worth P.D.'s most wanted fugitives as of this posting date (9/9/2018). This probably means he either got out on bond and/or didn't show up for his court date, but I can't speculate too much on that since I don't know for sure. (Hence why I put 2014 with a question mark as the wanted year)
As far as I can tell, he's still at large since he's still on Tarrant County Crime Stoppers as of the aforementioned posting date: 469tips.com/most-wanted (look under Fort Worth P.D.)
P.S. This synthetic marijuana also known as K2 is no joke and is reported to have caused several overdoses/deaths, which does not happen with traditional marijuana. Driving under the influence of a substance of any kind is extremely foolish (not condoning driving under any type of inhibitor, just stressing that K2 is a bit of an under-reported issue, and don't want to see an epidemic of idiots driving after smoking it) and it's a shame Alrashdan seemingly has still not taken responsibility for his irresponsible actions that caused the death of an innocent person, and injured several others.
Admin Note #1: Since Alrashdan is listed on Tarrant County Crime Stoppers, our advice for anyone with information on his whereabouts would be to call them at (817) 469-8477 and/or submit a web tip to them at the following link: www.p3tips.com/tipform.aspx?ID=117
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