25-03-2025
Woman headed to prison for 2022 fatal drunk driving crash
WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — An Arlington woman was sentenced to prison on Friday, March 21, 2025, after pleading guilty to causing a crash in July 2022 while intoxicated behind the wheel that later claimed the life of 57-year-old Natalie Brown.
Allyson Renea Forbins, 60, of Arlington, pleaded guilty to intoxicated manslaughter with a vehicle and intoxicated assault with a vehicle on Friday morning, March 21, in the 30th District Court, with Judge Jeff McKnight presiding.
As a part of the plea bargain, Forbins was sentenced to five years in a Texas Department of Criminal Justice facility on each of the two counts, set to run concurrently.
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The charges against Forbins stem from a head-on collision in the 2800 block of Old Iowa Park Road in the summer of 2022.
According to authorities, first responders arrived on the scene of the crash just after 7 p.m. on July 22, 2022, where a vehicle driven by Forbins had been heading west before swerving into the eastbound lanes and striking a white GMC Terrain head-on.
As a result of the crash, Brown was pinned in the vehicle and had to be removed with the jaws of life. Brown sustained serious injuries and was transported to United Regional, where she underwent several surgeries. More than a week later, on August 4, 2022, Brown died as a result of her injuries.
The passenger of the GMC Terrain was also hospitalized with several injuries as a result of the crash but later recovered.
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Police said when they questioned Forbins after the crash, she told them she didn't remember anything about the crash. Forbins then told officers she had been drinking, which led authorities to conduct a blood draw on her at the hospital.
Forbins' blood-alcohol level was later discovered to be 0.26 grams per 100 milliliters at the time of the crash, nearly four times the legal limit of 0.07 grams per 100 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
