Austin, TX
One person killed, another critically injured in crash
SALADO, Texas (KWTX) – Texas DPS Troopers responded to a report of a major crash involving a pickup truck and a truck tractor semi-trailer on Friday, May 24.
Troopers say a Ford F-250 pickup truck, operated by a unnamed 27-year-old male out of Austin, Texas, was traveling southbound on Interstate 35 near the 284-mile marker in Salado.
According to the lead Trooper investigating the crash, an unoccupied Kenworth truck tractor semi-trailer was legally parked on the improved shoulder due to mechanical failure.
The Ford failed to drive in a single lane and collided with the Kenworth.
A rear seat passenger identified as 24-year-old Byron Lopez Lima, of Austin, Texas, was pronounced deceased on scene by Justice of the Peace Coleman.
A 20-year-old front seat passenger was transported to Baylor Scott and White in critical condition.
The crash report is active and open.
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