Car plunges off bridge in Carrollton; police suspect DWI

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Posted on January 22, 2014 at 11:19 AM

Updated today at 11:22 AM

Car plunges off bridge

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CARROLLTON — Police in Carrollton say a man was drunken driving and headed the wrong direction when he lost control of his car, sending it over a bridge early Wednesday morning.

According to police, the driver was headed southbound in the northbound lanes of the President George Bush Turnpike at about 4 a.m. when the car plunged off the bridge near West Belt Line and Luna roads.

The driver was transported to Parkland Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

"The suspect will be filed on at large for DWI," said Nicole Rodriguez, a spokeswoman with Carrollton police.

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