Occurred on 01/12/13, 12:40am Intoxication Manslaughter  11400 Gulf Beach Road  C1300278/1301120016

Police were called to Hwy 361 and Zahn Road for a traffic accident on the beach.  Upon their arrival, Officers were told by witnesses that a woman and a man had been struck by a red Dodge Ram pick-up truck.

According to witnesses, the driver Dahlton Osborn (07/16/93) had been driving recklessly on the beach and into the dunes when it struck the two pedestrians.

Both pedestrians were taken to Spohn Memorial by CCFD Emergency Personnel.  The 25-year-old woman had serious leg injuries and the 41-year-old man was later pronounced deceased at the hospital.

The truck fled and was stopped by Officers with the Port Aransas Police Department shortly after the vehicle information was broadcast.

Osborn who appeared intoxicated was turned over to Officers with our Police Department.  He was administered Standard Field Sobriety Tests and a Breath Test.  He was arrested and booked at the City Detention Center.

Osborn was charged with Intoxication Manslaughter with a Motor Vehicle, Intoxication Assault with a Motor Vehicle and two counts of Accident Involving Injury or Death.  His bond was set at 150,000.