D-FW (WBAP/KLIF) – A habitual D-U-I offender admits to having at least five shots before a fatal wrong-way crash on the Dallas North Tollway.
Police say 30-year Chaz Thames was driving northbound in the southbound lanes of the DNT around 2 a.m. Monday, when he crashed head-on into a car driven by 57-year-old Melvin Anthony Taylor (pictured right).
Thames is charged with intoxication manslaughter and is being held on $100, 000 dollars bond.
Thames’ prior convictions were in Tarrant County in 2011, 2013 and 2016 — Thames spent 10-years in prison for the latter.
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Meantime, a second wrong-way crash this week left two people dead in Mesquite overnight.
Police say the crash happened along the I-635 at U.S.80 around 1:30 this morning.
The Dallas County Medical Examiner has confirmed the fatalities. The names have not yet been released.
2 killed in wrong-way crash in Mesquite, police say https://t.co/OhTeEXyH62
— Dallas Morning News (@dallasnews) October 30, 2019
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