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Overview
- Police identified the driver as 24-year-old Fabian Riojas and booked him into the Fort Worth Jail on a manslaughter charge.
- Officers say a Trinity Railway Express train struck the passenger side of his Dodge Charger Wednesday afternoon near Elliot Reeder Road and Colony Court, sending the car about 300 yards.
- Riojas suffered minor injuries, and the collision killed the 5-year-old passenger, according to authorities.
- Police confirmed the two are related, and the boy’s father, Jon Martinez, identified his son as Emilio and said Riojas is the child’s uncle while urging that the charge be dropped.
- The investigation is ongoing, and officials are urging drivers to obey downed crossing arms and wait for trains to clear.