DALLAS, TX, (May 27, 2026) – Mohammad Obeidat tragically lost his life early Wednesday morning in a suspected drunk driving accident along Interstate 635 in Dallas, according to police authorities.
Investigators said Obeidat was standing outside a tow truck that was loading a disabled vehicle onto a flatbed near Preston Road at approximately 12:30 a.m. when a pickup truck slammed into the tow truck. The impact fatally injured Obeidat at the scene.
Police identified the driver of the pickup truck as 53-year-old Robert Watson. Authorities said Watson told officers he had been traveling from West Texas to Garland to stay with a friend and admitted to consuming “1 1/1 cans” of beer before getting behind the wheel.
Watson has since been charged with intoxication manslaughter in connection with the crash. Court records indicate he had prior DWI-related arrests in 1994, 2007, 2013, and 2015.
The fatal collision remains under investigation by Dallas police.
