Public Records Request – March 23, 2025 Fatal DWI Crash on I-20 (Cesar Ramirez Castro & Co.)

Dear Christopher Udeani,
Welcome to the Arlington Police Open Records Request Center. We have received your request no R197312-032725 on 3/27/2025 11:33:09 PM. You have asked for:

Description: To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

I am requesting all records related to the March 23, 2025, fatal DWI crash that occurred on eastbound I-20 near Bowen Road in Arlington, Texas, in which a 22-year-old man was killed. The Arlington Police Department responded to the crash around 7:35 p.m., which involved a pickup truck and a passenger car. The crash resulted in a fire that fully engulfed the car and led to the death of the driver.

Three individuals were arrested in connection with this crash:

Cesar Ramirez Castro (driver of the pickup, charged with intoxication manslaughter and collision involving death)

Marcelino Ramirez-Ramirez

Castro Zammarron

I am requesting the following:

Body-worn camera footage from all officers on scene

Dashcam footage (including any unit on-scene or en route)

911 call audio and dispatch records

Arrest reports, incident reports, and affidavits

Any mugshots and booking documentation

Supplemental reports and diagrams related to crash scene investigation

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Christopher Udeani

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The Texas Public Information Act does not require a governmental body to create new information, to do legal research, or to answer questions. The request must ask for records or information already in existence. The governmental body will try to complete the request as soon as possible with notification if the request will require more than 10 business days to complete. The governmental body may collect a fee as prescribed by law or regulation for the requested documents. If a fee is not prescribed by law or regulation, the fee shall be the actual cost of duplicating the record(s).
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Sincerely,
Arlington Police Department

Attachments:
2025-00810554_BIR_R197312.pdf (https://u8387778.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.VEsWrlMiJDg0mXafq1mEXYkbyXgpIG3so3IugQPO3JJh119a22FPBzLUUYhed9OCaMbBKvJ5KRl2Ll1ZaQM5gkUF7mShdvgWw1Wl-2Fho8btaqkp9tch09i5RxhmmcWifMWfnc3j949y0CMQACzKew4JVuy2zgAe4G3pt0D-2FFwza9ho-2FuUYl2c4hpHxziWGB4qaGSb-2F1UmCDmBKqTiFw663A-3D-3DgKEA_JhvHvgcSdpJrDzNX-2B-2F41dlM3PPkKsncwUCgkdXYIDEmVYudEjpSYtlf4v1Ix1F-2F5vcYjhuJXrvkUAuhfVgMAIJqGkIRUuj9G4BBWRQI-2FS9tObZSFM94-2BgaOos3Cs8QXF5irKmdn4Mgt6RZIde9hAq5BGkUY4omWWVAJnSrIuFSKwz9wDUSC-2Bxl7gCTSe3al5O-2B5wcs-2BVBI-2B-2BjGUwXDBBTHipy59-2BaULHwzUHK16ZFwX3BPWGm-2FRZwapqZeFg2ii3RT9mBoVRWn7p4lc8SOgDtI94sa07FnJZ-2B76FiVz-2BoKcI8WWbGgtlRIhccOE14PIJx2bA5eSpwpjnHx0wFTygyUGgEXIkcniiyTiUMRVg5g1sVLdK6Wfcjh3vVg2q4wtBe-2BWlx62Kus9lCyiKClX-2B8A-3D-3D)
PIA_Rights.pdf (https://u8387778.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.VEsWrlMiJDg0mXafq1mEXYkbyXgpIG3so3IugQPO3JJh119a22FPBzLUUYhed9OCaMbBKvJ5KRl2Ll1ZaQM5gkUF7mShdvgWw1Wl-2Fho8btaqkp9tch09i5RxhmmcWifMWfnc3j949y0CMQACzKew4KG2HFdfX989xZybHlXzADxJtq3UNrjF-2BFV0TPTQuZhItNj-2BK-2FU0dIHgmk3LcCL3Rg-3D-3DjyTK_JhvHvgcSdpJrDzNX-2B-2F41dlM3PPkKsncwUCgkdXYIDEmVYudEjpSYtlf4v1Ix1F-2F5vcYjhuJXrvkUAuhfVgMAIJqGkIRUuj9G4BBWRQI-2FS9tObZSFM94-2BgaOos3Cs8QXF5irKmdn4Mgt6RZIde9hAq5BGkUY4omWWVAJnSrIuFSKwz9wDUSC-2Bxl7gCTSe3al5O-2B5wcs-2BVBI-2B-2BjGUwXDBBTHipy59-2BaULHwzUHK16ZFwX3BPWGm-2FRZwapqZeFg2ii31XSjWjB7pKgInk3IKwahJ-2BsLvz6qIF6DwXh2w1XFgNvc-2Bv9rmGz-2FGfZwDr9rsQwLUsBWdxkFihII83lIa4Zl8VEVqn7L6yttDw0oygKAHtxHTSjVxXxmI8RT21JoKmx5KvmM7BJ5bcuNRfI8jc4r1g-3D-3D)

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04/01/2025

Christopher Udeani
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Boston, MA 02115

RE: Public Records Request for Police Records

Dear Christopher Udeani,
We have received your open records request .
The records responsive to this request involve a pending matter. Pursuant to Section 552.108 of the Government Code, we are not able to release them at this time.
When you completed your open records request you agreed to all exclusions, which includes withholding pending information. Based on your agreement, the Arlington Police Department - Legal Division is not sending this matter to the Attorney General for a ruling and withholding the records.
For your convenience, please find attached, the Basic Information Report associated with the records that are pending.   Once the case has been closed, more information may be available for release. Please submit a new Police Open Records Request at that time.
Please contact the records department at (817)459-5683 with any questions.
Sincerely,
Records Services
City of Arlington TX Police