DALLAS — The 70-year-old man who died in Dallas police custody after a traffic accident last week went from debating the facts of the crash with an officer to pleading for medical attention in less than 30 minutes, according to body-worn camera footage released by the department Monday.
Police said that just before 1:30 a.m. Central time Wednesday, an officer, Fernando Gonzalez, witnessed Roy Whittaker hit a vehicle in the 9500 block of C.F. Hawn Freeway, near St. Augustine Drive.
The 24-minute video starts as Whittaker attempts to turn left on St. Augustine Drive, nearing the front of a vehicle that was waiting at a stop light, before backing up and turning again — after the light had turned red. The video does not clearly show if Whittaker’s car made contact with the other vehicle.
