Plano drunk driving crash injures single mother just before school starts

A North Texas student who was set to start her senior year of school this week has spent the past few days at her mother's bedside following a devastating crash.Javiera Mellafe said her life changed around midnight Sunday because a suspected drunken driver rear-ended her mother.Plano DWI CrashThe crash happened near State Highway 121 and Independence Parkway in Plano.According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, 21-year-old Xander Jaymes Smith slammed into the back of Myrna Mellafe’s vehicle, causing it to roll.Mellafe was ejected through the sunroof because of the impact. She was found unresponsive 40 feet away from the car.As she was rushed to the hospital, Smith was arrested for intoxication assault causing serious bodily injury.Mellafe’s 17-year-old daughter said she found out about the crash after receiving an emergency notification from her mother’s phone.Javiera Mellafe asked friends to drive her to the phone’s GPS location, which had not moved in more than 50 minutes. Tha