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1 person dead after hydroplaning, crashing into unoccupied vehicle on Dallas North Tollway

November 24, 2022 / 2:16 PM CST / CBS Texas

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DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - One person is dead after crashing into an unoccupied vehicle.

Police say that vehicle one was involved in a previous crash, was disabled and unoccupied in the left lane on DNT near Mockingbird Lane.

Vehicle two was traveling southbound at about 5:48 a.m. on Thanksgiving when it hydroplaned, striking the left concrete barrier, crashing into vehicle one.

The driver of vehicle two, 45-year-old Kamilu Asalu was pronounced dead at the scene.

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