When Hernandez fell to the ground, he was hit and run over by the truck's back left tire, WFAA reported. According to police, Hernandez was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead, the television station reported.
NEW: Video shows the moments leading to 20-year old Crystian Hernandez falling off the back window of a pickup truck that was performing donuts off Newberry Lane in Dallas. Hernandez was ran over by the back-left tire. Driver, Edgar Moncada, charged with Manslaughter. @FOX4 pic.twitter.com/6LbnXjIe8q
— David Sentendrey (@DavidSFOX4) February 9, 2020
The driver of the pickup, 28-year-old Edgar Moncada, was arrested and charged with manslaughter, KTVT reported.
Police described driving doughnuts in parking lots as a "takeover event," with hundreds of spectators sometimes showing up, KDFW reported.
“They’re doing it all day, and tonight, if the weather is nice, they’ll probably be out at two or three different locations,” Yolanda Williams, who is fighting to stop burnouts and street racing, told the television station.
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