MARSHALL, Texas — A teen is dead and another is in critical condition following a Friday night crash in Harrison County.
According to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), ardoun 10 p.m. on Friday, troopers responded to a fatal crash on Interstate 20 W. approximately three miles east of Marshall.
The investigator's preliminary report indicates the driver of an SUV, identified as a 17-year-old male, was traveling west on I-20 when, for an unknown reason, the vehicle traveled into the center median.
DPS says the driver overcorrected to the right, causing the vehicle to enter a side-skid across both westbound lanes and then off the roadway where it struck a culvert and rolled.
The 17-year-old river was pronounced dead at the scene. A 16-year-old passenger was taken to a Longview hospital and is in critical condition.
The crash remains under investigation.
