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A Dallas man with two DWI convictions fatally struck a pedestrian on Saturday.

Police say 31-year-old Juan Morgan Munoz was also intoxicated when the fatal crash occurred. Thirty minutes after the crash, Munoz finally called 911 to report what had happened. Police say he admitted to hitting someone with his BMW near 1-35, but then drove about a mile to his workplace, a Maaco Auto Body Shop.

In the Maaco parking lot, police say they found the BMW with “a hole in the front passenger windshield” and “an entire human arm on the front passenger seat.”

Also blood. Lots of blood.

Despite his two previous convictions (for which he was still on probation), Munoz told police he was not drunk. He told them he had gone to Hooters on Friday night, but had only had one shot of Patron earlier that afternoon.

However, police were suspicious because they say Munoz had “glassy/watery eyes, slurred speech and the strong odor of alcohol” when they spoke to him.

A breath test showed his blood alcohol content was .179, which is more than twice the legal limit.

Before being booked into the Dallas County Jail, Munoz provided a blood sample. According to the arrest affidavit, he told detention officers that he DID have cocaine in his system.

Why do you think he waited 30 minutes to call 911? Do people think they can “get sober” if they take enough time? Was he thinking about using the body shop to do a cover-up? And what went through his mind that finally made him decide to call the police?

Dallas police have not identified the victim. They also did not provide details on the location and condition of the rest of the victim’s body.

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