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The Brief
A male driver was killed early Sunday morning after a speeding SUV ran a red light and struck his car in the Pleasant Grove area of Dallas.
The crash happened at Elam Road and South Buckner Boulevard, sending the victim's car into a construction fence.
The driver of the SUV left the scene on foot, and police have not yet released suspect details or the victim's identity.
DALLAS - A driver was killed early Sunday morning after a high-speed hit-and-run crash in Southeast Dallas, authorities said.
Fatal crash near Pleasant Grove area
What we know:
Dallas Police Department officers responded to reports of a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Elam Road and South Buckner Boulevard at 1:28 a.m.
Investigators determined that a Ford SUV traveling westbound on Elam Road at a high rate of speed ran a red light, striking a Chevrolet Camaro traveling southbound on South Buckner Boulevard. The force of the impact propelled the Camaro off the roadway, where it crashed into a fence surrounding a construction site.
The lone occupant of the Camaro, an adult male, suffered critical injuries. Paramedics with Dallas Fire-Rescue took him to a local hospital, where he died shortly...