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Driver crashes into construction site, injuring three workers in Dallas

By Annie Gimbel

Updated on: October 31, 2023 / 3:13 PM CDT / CBS Texas

DALLAS (CBSNesTexas.com) - Police have identified Aighiray Harper, 31, as the distracted driver who crashed through a barrier into an underground work space, injuring three construction workers.

Harper was arrested for unrelated outstanding warrants.

Three construction workers were injured in Dallas when a man drove his car into their worksite. Chopper 11

It happened at 8:44 a.m. in the 2400 block of N. Houston Street, according to Dallas Fire-Rescue. The workers were pinned by the car inside a hole. They were taken to local hospitals for non-life threatening injuries.

Harper wasn't injured, police said.

Annie Gimbel

Annie Gimbel is an Emmy-nominated digital journalist for CBS News Texas. She was previously a reporter for NBC 5, which launched a digital channel, both on-air and online exclusively using reports she produced, wrote, shot and edited. Her stories have been featured nationally on: CBS News, CBS Moneywatch, CNN, Drudge Report, Entertainment Tonight, ET News, and TMZ to name a few. She covers breaking news, often focusing on crime, aerospace & defense, and more.

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