Fort Worth police say an 18-year-old good Samaritan was struck and killed early Friday, September 18, 2026, on southbound Interstate 35W near Felix Street after he stopped to help strangers involved in an earlier crash. Ahmed Habib Fadi Dwabe, a recent Joshua High School graduate, got out of his vehicle to render aid when a pickup truck slammed into the damaged car and then struck him, throwing him across the median into oncoming traffic, where he was struck again. The crash shut down both directions of I-35W for hours while investigators worked the scene. Fort Worth police arrested 27-year-old Sergio Escorza three days later and charged him with intoxication manslaughter.
According to CBS News, Escorza posted a $15,000 bond and was released from the Tarrant County Jail on Sunday, September 21, 2026, prompting frustration from Dwabe’s family and friends, who called the bond amount too low. One person involved in the initial collision was also hospitalized, the outlet reported. Fort Worth police say the investigation into the crash remains active.
An 18-year-old driver was killed early Friday morning on Interstate 35W in Fort Worth after he stopped to help people involved in an earlier crash on the freeway. Police say a passing vehicle struck him around 2:30 a.m. near Felix Street, in south Fort Worth. One person from the original crash was taken to a hospital with injuries. All lanes of I-35W between Seminary Drive and I-20 were shut down for roughly four hours while crews investigated and cleared the scene.
According to FOX 4 (fox4news.com), Fort Worth police arrested the driver who struck the good Samaritan on suspicion of intoxication manslaughter. The outlet reported that investigators are still working to determine whether other drivers involved in the chain of events bear additional responsibility. Northbound lanes of I-35W reopened around 6:20 a.m., with southbound lanes following about 20 minutes later, according to CBS News Texas. The crash remains under active investigation by Fort Worth police.
