Two people have been killed in a Friday-evening crash at a Plano intersection in Collin County, Texas, and a 22-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. Plano police said a Toyota RAV4 turning left was struck by a Ford F-150 travelling at high speed at the junction of Alma Drive and Cross Bend Road at about 7:15 p.m. on Friday, November 6. Both occupants of the RAV4 died. The arrested man, Steve Jaramillo, has not been convicted of anything: he was arrested on suspicion of DWI, police said alcohol and speed were believed to have contributed to the crash, and officers said further charges against him would be considered once their inquiry is complete.
Source: Dispatch Times — Plano police account, Nov. 7, 2026
How the crash happened, on the police account
Investigators said the RAV4 was turning left from Alma Drive onto Cross Bend Road when it was hit by the Ford F-150, which was travelling at high speed along Alma Drive. The impact overturned the RAV4. Both vehicles then struck a traffic signal pole and a tree, according to Plano police. Emergency crews found both occupants of the RAV4 unconscious inside the wreckage. The names of the two people who died have not been released.
Source: Dispatch Times — Plano police account, Nov. 7, 2026
The scale of the rescue response is recorded in Plano Fire-Rescue's own dispatch traffic from the scene: Battalion 1, Engine 6, Medic 1, Medic 6, Squad 1 and Truck 4 were sent to Alma Drive at Cross Bend Road for a major accident with entrapment, with a deputy chief also dispatched, and the first reports described two people with major injuries and extrication in progress. Plano Fire Rescue personnel freed the two occupants from the RAV4 and attempted to save their lives, but both were pronounced dead, police said. The intersection was closed while officers investigated the crash.
Source: Plano Fire-Rescue dispatch record, via Texas Liveuamap and CrimeRadar — Nov. 6-7, 2026
The arrest — and what police say they believe happened
Plano police arrested Steve Jaramillo, 22, on suspicion of driving while intoxicated following the collision. Police said alcohol and speed were believed to have contributed to the crash — that is the investigators' stated assessment at this stage, not a finding proven in court. Officers said further charges against Jaramillo would be considered once the inquiry was complete. No blood-alcohol result, measured speed, bond amount or court date has been released in the reporting so far, and Awaaz Punjab does not treat the suspicion as a conviction: Jaramillo is presumed innocent unless the charges are proven.
Source: Dispatch Times — Plano police account, Nov. 7, 2026
Police have not released the names of the RAV4's two occupants. In fatal-crash investigations in Texas, identification is normally confirmed and families notified before names are made public. Until police release them, the honest record is this: two people died at Alma Drive and Cross Bend Road on a Friday evening, a family notification process is under way, and the investigation into speed and alcohol is continuing.
The law prosecutors will weigh
Texas treats a death caused by intoxicated driving as 'intoxication manslaughter' under Penal Code section 49.08 — operating a vehicle while intoxicated and, by reason of that intoxication, causing another person's death by accident or mistake. The standard offence is a second-degree felony carrying 2 to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000. Since September 1, 2025, under Senate Bill 745, the offence is a first-degree felony — 5 to 99 years or life — when more than one person dies in the same criminal transaction. Police in Plano have announced only a DWI arrest so far and have said further charges will be considered after the inquiry; which charges, if any, are filed will be a decision for prosecutors on the completed investigation file, including toxicology.
Source: Texas Penal Code sections 49.08, 49.09 and 12.33, summarised by LegalClarity — accessed Nov. 7, 2026
What is solid
- A Toyota RAV4 turning left from Alma Drive onto Cross Bend Road in Plano was struck at about 7:15 p.m. on Friday, November 6, by a Ford F-150 travelling at high speed on Alma Drive; the RAV4 overturned and both vehicles hit a signal pole and a tree — Plano police account.
- Both occupants of the RAV4 were found unconscious, were freed by Plano Fire Rescue, and were pronounced dead; their names have not been released.
- Steve Jaramillo, 22, was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, and the Alma Drive / Cross Bend Road intersection was closed during the investigation.
What is only claimed
- Police say alcohol and speed were 'believed' to have contributed — an investigative assessment, not a proven finding; no blood-alcohol result or measured speed has been released.
- No further charges have been announced. Whether prosecutors file intoxication manslaughter or any other charge depends on the completed investigation; Jaramillo is presumed innocent.
What happens next
Three things come next in Plano. First, the identification of the two people who died, once families have been notified. Second, the completion of the police inquiry — including the toxicology and speed evidence behind the officers' stated belief that alcohol and speed contributed — after which police have said further charges against Jaramillo will be considered. Third, the charging decision itself, in a state where a two-death intoxication case can carry first-degree felony exposure under the 2025 law. For Plano residents and for the Dallas–Fort Worth drivers who use Alma Drive, one of the city's main north-south roads, the immediate aftermath was a closed intersection on a Friday night and a police investigation at the scene. Awaaz Punjab will report the victims' names when police release them and any charges that are filed.