A Dallas-area rideshare driver died after floodwaters swept her car off a bridge while she was talking on her phone to her husband.
The woman’s car was recovered by the Mesquite Fire Department on Monday morning.. Jarrell, who reportedly worked as an Uber driver, was on her way home.
He also confirmed that her family came out looking for her, but were unable to find her car until the water levels receded. The company did not say if she was a registered driver, or if she was previously driving that evening.‘You can see where the water level was. All of this out here was underwater,’ said Wilson.
Dallas has now reported the wettest month of August since records began in 1899, the National Weather Service reported. The previous record was set in 1915.
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