Crash on 1300 E R L Thornton Fwy at 800 S Griffin St, Dallas, Texas

Thursday, October 8, 2026 at 10:05 PM

Property damage onlyTexas severity: Not injured2 vehicles
Reporting agency
Dallas Police Department
Texas crash ID
21679978
Agency case number
148622-2026

From the TxDOT CRIS public extract, record last updated October 25, 2026. No changes since first published.

Where and when

Location
1300 E R L Thornton Fwy at 800 S Griffin St
City, county
Dallas, Dallas County
Block number
1300
Road system
IH
Lanes
6
Posted speed limit
55 mph
At intersection
No
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle in Transport
Weather
Clear
Light
Dark, Lighted
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
2
Injured
0
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2023 Hyundai Elantra

Red Passenger Car, 4-Door

VIN
•••••••••••••8815
Damage
Front End Damage Distributed Impact, Damaged 4
Towed
Checo's Wrecker Service
Proof of financial responsibility
No
Direction of travel
Southwest
  • Driver, male, 19Restraint: Shoulder & Lap Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2023 Toyota Camry

Gray Passenger Car, 4-Door

VIN
•••••••••••••4844
Damage
Back End Damage Distributed Impact, Damaged 3
Proof of financial responsibility
Yes
Direction of travel
Southwest
  • Driver, maleRestraint: Shoulder & Lap Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

Contributing factor
CONSTRUCTION - WITHIN POSTED ROAD CONSTRUCTION ZONE (NOT RELATED TO CRASH)as recorded on the report
Unit 1 contributing factor
FAILED TO CONTROL SPEEDas recorded on the report
Unit 1 charge
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (NO INSURANCE) (citation C22276224)as recorded on the report

A contributing factor or charge recorded by an officer is not a finding of fault or a conviction. We show the record as the state released it.

Nearby and recent

29 crashes recorded on E R L Thornton Fwy in Dallas in the last 12 months, 12 with injuries.

All Dallas crashes, October 2026

About this record

Source
TxDOT CRIS public extract
Updates
Changes the state makes to this record are applied here when the source publishes them
First published here
October 25, 2026
Last updated
October 25, 2026, no changes recorded
What is left out
Names, addresses, plates, and license and insurance numbers are not in the public data and never appear here

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