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Six children were taken to the hospital on Saturday night after a crash with an alleged drunk driver in Oak Cliff.
Around 10:00 p.m., a woman driving a 2016 GMC Acadia was traveling in the 4200 block of Rugged Dr. with seven passengers. A 26-year-old woman was in the front passenger seat and a 17-year-old boy and 4-month-old girl were in the middle row, the report states. Four boys were in the back row: a 6-year-old, 3-year-old, 5-year-old and 4-year-old.
The Acadia was attempting to turn left from Rugged Drive to W. Ledbetter Road when it was hit by a 2018 Chevy Malibu that was traveling at high speeds.
The 4-year-old boy, who was not in a child safety seat, was ejected from the vehicle. He was taken to the hospital in critical condition. The 5-year-old boy suffered serious injuries and was also transported to the hospital by Dallas Fire-Rescue.
The 4-month-old, 3-year-old, 6-year-old and 17-year-old were also taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The adult driver and front passenger were not injured.
20-year-old Jose Castro, the driver of the Malibu, and his passenger ran from the scene of the crash.
Officers later arrested Castro in the nearby neighborhood.
He is currently in the hospital, and faces two counts of intoxication assault causing serious bodily injury and two counts of collision causing serious bodily injury.
Police are continuing to investigate the incident.
