A Minnesota Vikings fan's trip to Arlington for Sunday night football ended in the trauma bay, after police say he was hit by a dark-colored pickup in Lot B outside AT&T Stadium and the driver took off.
The victim, identified as Jordan Boll, told reporters he had come down from Minnesota to watch the Cowboys game when the truck hit him in the parking lot. Witnesses told police the pickup briefly stopped, then hopped a curb and fled the area. A friend who stayed behind gave a license plate number to 911 dispatch. Boll has since returned home to Minnesota and says he plans to press charges if investigators track down the driver.
Arlington police confirmed to FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth that a 911 call came in around 11:15 p.m. Sunday. Multiple witnesses reported that a dark-colored pickup was driving erratically through Lot B before striking Boll. According to the outlet, paramedics cut off the Adrian Peterson jersey Boll had been wearing, and discharge paperwork from Medical City Arlington listed a spinal fracture and a scrape down his side. Boll told FOX 4, "I kinda blacked out after I got hit," and said he woke up surrounded by people trying to help.
Game-day parking and crowding
On Cowboys game days, AT&T Stadium funnels tens of thousands of fans into a maze of lettered and numbered lots, with special event parking rules and added no-parking zones in nearby neighborhoods, according to the City of Arlington. The stadium’s parking information lays out multiple lots, specific entrances, and drive aisles that channel both cars and crowds into tight spaces, per AT&T Stadium.
That setup is meant to keep things orderly, but it can turn risky fast when drivers ignore posted restrictions, weave through crowded lanes, or try to beat the traffic out. Stadium guidance stresses that fans on foot and behind the wheel need to follow signs and listen to attendants' directions if they want to avoid close calls like the one that put Boll in the hospital.
Investigation and next steps
Investigators are working to identify the driver of the dark-colored pickup by using the license plate number witnesses relayed to dispatch, and Arlington police are reviewing statements from multiple people who were at the scene, FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth reports.
According to the outlet, witnesses said the pickup stopped for roughly five to ten seconds after hitting Boll, then drove over a curb and out of the lot without anyone getting out to help. Boll has told reporters he intends to pursue charges if police locate the driver and the vehicle involved.
Legal context
Under Texas law, a driver involved in a crash that causes serious bodily injury is required to stop and render aid. Failing to do so can bring felony charges: leaving the scene of a hit-and-run that causes serious injury is a third-degree felony, and leaving after a crash that results in death is a second-degree felony, according to Texas Transportation Code § 550.021.
Any eventual charges would be up to prosecutors, who would have to decide whether Boll’s injuries meet the legal definition of "serious bodily injury" in the Penal Code and whether the evidence shows an intentional failure to stop and render aid. Any criminal case would depend heavily on the outcome of the police investigation and the strength of both witness accounts and physical evidence.
How to help
Arlington police are asking anyone who was in Lot B and saw the collision, or who recorded video near the time of the incident, to come forward. If you have information or footage that might help identify the vehicle, the department urges you to contact the records or traffic units through the channels listed on the Arlington Police Department contact page, which includes a non-emergency phone number and online reporting options.
In hit-and-run cases, witness cooperation often makes the difference between a dead-end file and a quick ID. In this case, investigators are already working off the plate number that Boll’s friend relayed to dispatch, and additional tips or video could help confirm what happened in that crowded corner of Lot B.
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