SMITH COUNTY, Texas — One person is dead following a two-vehicle crash involving an 18-wheeler in Smith County.
According to the Texas Dept. of Public Safety (DPS), troopers responded to a crash around 9 p.m. on New Year's Day, on Interstate 20, just west of Lindale.
DPS reports an SUV, driven by James F. Morgan, 36, of Shamrock, was traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes of I-20 when his vehicle struck a semi, driven by Manveer S. Brar, 24, of Bakersfield, CA.
Morgan was pronounced dead at the scene, while Brar was treated and released.
The crash remains under investigation.
