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. 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.
According to police, the vehicle that was reportedly struck in the accident left the scene and its driver did not return to make a report.
