ARLINGTON, TEXAS — An 18-year-old cheerleader has died after a distracted driver crashed into her car in Arlington, Texas.
NBC DFW reports that Alexis Butler was backing out of a friend's driveway on November 10 when a pickup truck smashed into the passenger side of her Toyota Camry.
The impact pushed the car onto a nearby grassy area and injured Butler, who died in the hospital a week later. The pickup hit a fence and a light pole, but the driver was not injured.
He admitted he was looking down at the time of the crash, and was doing a breathalyzer test on a court-ordered ignition interlock device.
The anti-DWI device measures drivers' Blood-Alcohol Concentration, and only allows a vehicle to start if they pass the test.
Drivers do need to do retests at periodic times throughout the ride, but while everyone else pulls over, the 31-year-old oddly chose to do it while his car was still moving.
Police say the man wasn't intoxicated during the crash, and has yet to be charged with anything.
