Woman dies after being hit by suspected drunk driver in Colleyville

One woman died after a suspected drunk driver crashed into her vehicle in Colleyville on Wednesday evening.

Colleyville police say they were dispatched to a major accident around 9:10 p.m. Wednesday at the intersection of State Highway 26 and Cheek Sparger Road.

When officers arrived, they observed a black 2010 Volvo and a white 2017 Mitsubishi Mirage off the roadway with major damage to both vehicles.

According to police, witnesses observed the black Volvo traveling northbound on SH-26 at a high rate of speed before it collided with the white Mistubishi in the intersection.

The driver and sole occupant of the white Mitsubishi, a 62-year-old Bedford woman, had to be extricated from the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene. Her next of kin have been notified.

According to the Colleyville police department 35-year-old Jimmie Edwards of Irving was identified as the driver of the black Volvo. He was transported to a local hospital for evaluation and then arraigned on charges of intoxication manslaughter with a vehicle and resisting arrest search or transport, according to the police department.

Police said in addition to those charges he was arrested and bond set for an outstanding warrant for evading arrest or detention with a vehicle from another agency. Bond amounts for all the charges combined equals $52,000. As of this writing, Edwards is in custody at Tarrant Couty Corrections Center. Court records did not list an attorney who could speak on his behalf.