{"id":111834,"date":"2026-01-05T21:44:42","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T21:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/111834\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T21:44:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T21:44:42","slug":"man-who-died-after-fiery-crash-in-parking-lot-of-plano-car-dealership-idd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/111834\/","title":{"rendered":"Man who died after fiery crash in parking lot of Plano car dealership ID\u2019d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">The man who died Saturday after l<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/transportation\/2026\/01\/03\/man-dead-after-crashing-into-pole-unoccupied-vehicle-in-dealership-parking-lot-in-plano\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/transportation\/2026\/01\/03\/man-dead-after-crashing-into-pole-unoccupied-vehicle-in-dealership-parking-lot-in-plano\/\">osing control of his vehicle and crashing into a concrete pole and an unoccupied vehicle<\/a> in a dealership parking lot has been identified.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Nathaniel Molina died in a hospital after the accident, according to the Collin County Medical Examiner\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Plano officers responded to reports of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/topic\/traffic-accidents\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/topic\/traffic-accidents\/\" target=\"_blank\">traffic accident<\/a> in the 1500 block of Dallas Parkway around 12:15 p.m., according to a previous statement from police.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Investigators determined that a silver Hyundai Accent was traveling southbound on Dallas Parkway when the driver, Molina, lost control.<\/p>\n<p>Breaking News<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__3beff secondaryRoman secondaryRoman-20 text-center text-gray-dark\">Get the latest breaking news from North Texas and beyond.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__8MgJa flex flex-wrap text-gray-dark secondaryRoman secondaryRoman-10 text-center justify-center\">By signing up, you agree to our\u00a0<a class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__lU9-l border-b border-gray-dark hover_border-0 focus_border-0 active_border-0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/help\/terms-of-service\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Terms of Service<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__lU9-l border-b border-gray-dark hover_border-0 focus_border-0 active_border-0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/help\/privacy-policy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">The Hyundai left the roadway and drove into a Subaru dealership parking lot, where it came to a stop after colliding with a concrete pole and an unoccupied Subaru Legacy, the statement said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">The vehicle then caught fire, and Molina was pulled from the wreckage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Molina was transported to a hospital by Plano Fire Rescue, where he was pronounced dead, according to the statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">No other injuries were reported.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The man who died Saturday after losing control of his vehicle and crashing into a concrete pole 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