Texas Teacher Who Allegedly Drove 117 Mph Charged in Crash That Killed Teen
A Texas high school teacher accused of driving 117 miles per hour was indicted by a grand jury in a crash that left a teenager dead.
Rickala Chaffold was behind the wheel of a car vehicle that hit a group of motorcyclists along Interstate Highway 635 in February 2021, said prosecutors. One of the riders, 16-year-old Atreyu Gowen of Mesquite, died after the crash while 28-year-old Paul Arnett was seriously injured in the incident, officials told CBS Dallas and other local media.
Investigators said that Chaffold was driving 117 mph six seconds before the crash, officials said, citing surveillance footage, the CBS affiliate reported. The motorcyclists were driving at around 72 mph.
Forney teacher arrested in high-speed crash that killed Mesquite teen
Investigators said Ricklala Chaffold was driving 117 miles per hour six seconds before the crash.
A 16-year-old Mesquite teenager was killed in a high-speed car crash in Dallas in February, police said.(Irwin Thompson / The Dallas Morning News)
A Forney teacher was arrested this week on a charge of manslaughter in connection with a high-speed crash that killed a Mesquite teenager in Dallas, according to a news report by inForney.
According to the news story, Rickala Chaffold, 24, was driving west when she struck two motorcyclists on the LBJ TEXpress at about 8:30 p.m. Feb. 22.
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