The Dallas Police Department has announced funeral arrangements for Officer Jacob Arellano, who was killed in a wrong-way crash with a suspected drunken driver.
Arellano will be remembered beginning Wednesday, Oct. 19 with a funeral first in Richardson and then another service in his hometown of El Paso.
Dallas police said a woman faces charges in the death of the Dallas police officer who died after being hit during a crash on Spur 408 Tuesday night.
Arellano was on his way to work after police said a wrong-way driver hit him near Keist Boulevard just before midnight. He died Wednesday morning of unspecified injuries from the crash.
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Mayra Rebollar, 31, faces a charge of intoxication manslaughter in connection with the fatal crash according to the Dallas Police Department. Rebollar is still hospitalized and has not yet been arraigned.
Assigned to the Northwest Patrol Division, Arellano joined the Dallas Police Department in June 2019. A memorial for Arellano is growing on his cruiser parked outside the department's substation.
Arellano leaves behind a girlfriend, a young son, and three siblings, including a brother who is also a Dallas police officer.
The visitation for Arellano will be held at Saint Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, 720 South Floyd Road in Richardson on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022, from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. A funeral mass will take place at 11 a.m. Both services are being streamed in the video player at the top of this page.
Dallas Police Department Honors will be rendered at the end of the service.
On Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, at 11 a.m., a funeral mass will take place at the Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church, 673 Old Hueco Tanks Road in El Paso.
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