Three Dead after SUV Flips into Oak Cliff House

Three occupants of an SUV died after it flipped into a house in North Oak Cliff. The house's occupant was unharmed, according to police. As you can see in the photo, there's a second car lodged in the house. According to various reporters at the scene, that car was parked...

By Stephen Young

May 13, 2015

[
        {
          "name": "Air - MediumRectangle - Inline Content - Mobile Display Size",
          "component": "18855504",
          "insertPoint": "2",
          "requiredCountToDisplay": "2"
        },{
          "name": "Editor Picks",
          "component": "17105533",
          "insertPoint": "4",
          "requiredCountToDisplay": "1"
        },{
          "name": "Inline Links",
          "component": "18349797",
          "insertPoint": "8th",
          "startingPoint": 8,
          "requiredCountToDisplay": "7",
          "maxInsertions": 25
        },{
          "name": "Air - MediumRectangle - Combo - Inline Content",
          "component": "17105532",
          "insertPoint": "8th",
          "startingPoint": 8,
          "requiredCountToDisplay": "7",
          "maxInsertions": 25
        },{
          "name": "Inline Links",
          "component": "18349797",
          "insertPoint": "8th",
          "startingPoint": 12,
          "requiredCountToDisplay": "11",
          "maxInsertions": 25
        },{
          "name": "Air - Leaderboard Tower - Combo - Inline Content",
          "component": "17105535",
          "insertPoint": "8th",
          "startingPoint": 12,
          "requiredCountToDisplay": "11",
          "maxInsertions": 25
        }
      ]

Three occupants of an SUV died after it flipped into a house in North Oak Cliff. The house's occupant was unharmed, according to police.

As you can see in the photo, there's a second car lodged in the house. According to various reporters at the scene, that car was parked. When it was hit by the speeding SUV, it was launched into the house, according to witnesses.

Biggest concern at the moment is to keep the vehicles and structure stable. pic.twitter.com/ddtM3LjM5X
— Monica Cordova (@MonicaDPD) May 13, 2015

"We saw a blue SUV at a high rate of speed coming down our street Waverly -- and just flew through the intersection, hit the white car that was parked there, flew up into the air, pushed the white car into the building. A tremendous explosion. I'm still shook up," Steve Horton, who witnessed the crash from his front porch, told NBC 5.

Become A Member

BEFORE YOU GO...
Can you help us continue to share our stories? Since the beginning, Dallas Observer has been defined as the free, independent voice of Dallas — and we'd like to keep it that way. Our members allow us to continue offering readers access to our incisive coverage of local news, food, and culture with no paywalls.