One Killed, Three Arrested in Suspected DWI Crash

Published on March 23, 2025

By Arlington Police Department

The Arlington Police Department is investigating a suspected DWI crash that resulted in the death of a 22-year-old man.

On Saturday, March 22, 2025, at approximately 7:36 p.m., officers responded to the eastbound lanes I-20 near Bowen Road to investigate a crash involving a pickup truck and a car.

When they arrived on scene, the car, a 1997 Mitsubishi 3000 GT, was fully engulfed. After Arlington firefighters extinguished the fire, they discovered the remains of the 22-year-old man inside. He was pronounced deceased at the scene.

Investigators determined the Mitsubishi was stopped along the inside shoulder of the highway when the pickup truck, a 2004 Ford F-150, drifted off the main lanes and slammed into the back of the car. The impact of the crash caused the Mitsubishi to hit a concrete wall, which then ignited the fire.

Witnesses told officers they saw three men exit the pickup truck following the crash and run from the scene. Officers located all three individuals nearby and detained them.

They identified the driver of the pickup as 25-year-old Cesar Ramirez Castro. Based on their conversation with him and other factors they observed, officers believed Mr. Ramirez Castro could be intoxicated. They performed a series of roadside sobriety tests on him. Based on the results, they arrested Mr. Ramirez Castro and booked him into the Arlington City Jail on one count of Intoxication Manslaughter and one count of Collision Involving Death.

Officers obtained a search warrant for a blood sample from Mr. Ramirez Castro, which was collected and sent to a lab for further analysis.

The two passengers in the pickup, 30-year-old Marcelino Ramirez-Ramirez and 24-year-old Daniel Castro Zammarron, were both arrested and booked into the Arlington City Jail on one count of Public Intoxication. 

The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office will release the name of the deceased.