The woman accused of driving drunk and hitting and killing a Fort Worth police officer on Interstate 35W Monday morning was on probation, according to Tarrant County court records.
DeAujalae Evans, 25, was charged in 2023 with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, court documents show. Evans pleaded guilty in April and was sentenced to 72 months of probation.
The original document submitted to file the aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charges said Evans shot another woman on March 1, 2023. Other court documents indicate the woman was a romantic partner.
Evans is now charged with intoxicated manslaughter of a peace officer. Fort Worth police said she drove the wrong way on an off ramp on southbound I-35W at Sycamore School Road and hit Sgt. Billy Randolph with her vehicle. Investigators believe Evans was drunk when she hit Randolph.
Evans attempted to flee the scene, with some officers pursuing her while others got Randolph into a police Tahoe and took him to the hospital, where he died. Evans got about a quarter-mile away before she got out of her car and tried to flee on foot. She was arrested shortly after.
A police spokesperson did not say Monday night whether authorities have started the process of revoking Evansâ probation.
A judge in Tarrant County amended Evansâ probation conditions to include mandatory attendance to a batterer intervention program.
The original terms of Evansâ probation included not committing any other crimes in Texas, allowing unscheduled visits by a probation officer, submit to regular drug tests, complete 240 hours of community service and pay fines totaling nearly $1,000.
Evans was also not allowed to have any harassing or threatening contact with the woman she assaulted or possess a firearm or ammunition and had to abstain from alcohol and drugs, according to court documents.
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