DPS: 1 man dead after crash in Wheeler County
Published: May. 17, 2023 at 5:49 PM CDT|Updated: May. 17, 2023 at 10:11 PM CDT
WHEELER, Texas (KFDA) - The Texas Department of Public Safety responded to a crash yesterday, that killed one person.
According to DPS, at around 11:55 p.m. yesterday, a Dodge pickup truck towing a flat bed trailer was traveling eastbound on I-40, while a semi-trailer was legally parked on improved shoulders.
Troopers stated that the driver of the pickup, 59-year-old Russel Mullican, failed to drive in a single lane, drove onto the shoulder and hit the left rear part of the semi-trailer.
Mullican was pronounced dead on the scene by Wheeler County Justice of the Peace, Rick Walden.
No other injuries were reported.
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