A sixth person has died as a result of a chain reaction crash in Texas, according to NBC5 in Dallas/Fort Worth.
According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, Alexis Osmani Gonzalez-Companioni, 27, has already been charged with five counts of manslaughter and one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Gonzalez-Companioni was allegedly driving a truck-tractor when he fell asleep while driving and crashed into a Ford F-150 with five people inside.
The crash occurred in the westbound lanes of I-20 just east of Hiram Road. Multiple 911 calls reporting the major crash involving several vehicles, including three semi-trucks, prompted a large emergency response from multiple agencies, including the Elmo and City of Terrell fire departments.
When crews arrived on the scene, they found seven vehicles involved, including three 18-wheelers and four passenger vehicles.
According to DPS, a preliminary investigation revealed that traffic on the highway was backed up due to a previous crash before the incident.
The truck-tractor then pushed into two other 18-wheelers, causing one to jackknife and hit a Jeep Compass, a Ford Mustang and a Honda.
According to Texas DPS, one of the people inside the Ford F-150 was taken to the hospital in Dallas via care flight, and the other four were pronounced dead at the scene. DPS said the person who was inside the Jeep Compass also died at the scene.
Terrell Volunteer Fire Department added that several more people involved had “less severe injuries.”
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Interesting article about being safe and the consequences of being distracted. Stay focused forward drivers!
It’s sad how we still can’t manage to find away of been safe on the road. The transportation business is one of the most dangerous jobs. But they still can’t manage to pay us drivers more .
yes pepole blame truckers but its the cars that cause the accidents ride along with a trucker for a day i gaurante youll see what i mean
in this case it was a truck driver a foreign one who’s company should not have been in business and a driver who wasn’t qualified to be driving.
I wonder if he was tested for sleep apena.