DeAujalae Evans, the woman accused of killing Fort Worth police Sgt. Billy Randolph, pleaded guilty on Thursday to intoxication manslaughter, officials said.

FORT WORTH, Texas — The woman accused of drunkenly crashing into an on-duty Fort Worth police officer and killing him pleaded guilty on Thursday to intoxication manslaughter, officials said. 

DeAujalae Evans was arrested in August 2024 and indicted for the intoxication manslaughter of a police officer with a deadly weapon, WFAA previously reported. She is accused of hitting and killing Fort Worth Sgt. Billy Randolph, while she was allegedly drunk on the morning of Aug. 12, 2024. 

After Evans pleaded guilty to intoxication manslaughter, the jury will continue to hear evidence in the case to determine her punishment, according to the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office. 

Randolph was working an early-morning crash on an Interstate 35W ramp when a car drove through the scene and hit him, WFAA previously reported. Police allege that Evans was driving the wrong way up the ramp when she hit the officer. Randolph was taken to the hospital, where he died. 

According to an arrest affidavit obtained by WFAA, Evans did not attempt to stop after hitting Randolph. When she stopped, she ran away from the scene, jumped over a wall, and went toward a Motel 6 located off the highway, where officers caught up with her and arrested her, WFAA previously reported.  

Police said Evans appeared drunk and later told police she had about 10 shots that night before the crash, WFAA previously reported. 

At the time of the crash, Evans was on probation for a previous incident in which she was convicted of shooting a woman in 2023, according to records. She also pleaded guilty in that case and was sentenced to six years of probation.

Randolph was a 29-year police veteran who was described by then Fort Worth Police Chief Neil Noakes as hard-working and a loving husband and father. 

About a year after his death, the department renamed its South Patrol Division Headquarters to honor the life of Sgt. Randolph.Â