1 person dead after crash involving semi in Gray County
GRAY COUNTY, Texas (KFDA) - One person is dead after a crash involving a semi-truck in Gray County over the weekend.
According to DPS, the driver of a semi-truck struck the concrete barriers on I-40 for an unknown reason on both the north and south side of the overpass before crashing through the metal guardrail.
The semi-truck stopped on its wheels on the grassy area between I-40 and the service road on the south side of I-40.
The passenger was in the sleeper at the time of the crash.
The driver, identified as 51-year-old Billy Hardin, was pronounced dead on the scene.
The passenger was transported to Shamrock General Hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
The crash remains under investigation.
Copyright 2020 KFDA. All rights reserved.
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/GB7PAQBXZ5H4XJFXZLOLONH6TQ.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/HG7EAPUWAZA7PB72VE5RBNVI7E.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/3HUASNLZ6VAJ7M5W6S33NHCSOE.JPG)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/IWEJW6NHSFAZXAI7BKWTC4FEEQ.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/DTVTM4JRDFBQLGVRTQC5RDAWBE.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/LIOMMWK22BHQVJCT4ZOBQ7AAYU.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/7RVNQF3NVREJJJV7WYEAWZNNWM.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/QQUUC3BXNBAA3KKHO7JDISOJHU.PNG)