Posted 9:42 pm Wednesday, January 30, 2013
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UPDATE: Kilgore man killed in I-20 accident identified
UPDATED: Wednesday, Jan. 30, 9:41PM
Staff Reports
A Kilgore man was killed in an accident involving an 18-wheeler south of Wills Point in Van Zandt County Wednesday afternoon.
A Kilgore man was killed in an accident involving an 18-wheeler south of Wills Point in Van Zandt County Wednesday afternoon.
Sgt. Michael Johnson, with the Texas Department of Public Safety, said the accident occurred at the 5515 mile marker on Interstate 20 east. He said that is about a mile west of Farm-to-Market 47, south of Wills Point.
The 18-wheeler was parked legally on the side of the highway, and for an unknown reason the SUV drifted into the truck sitting on the shoulder of the road, Trooper Jean Dark, spokeswoman for DPS, said. The SUV struck the truck from behind, killing Kilgore resident Buddy Ray Wilkins, who was in the SUV.
Wilkins was pronounced dead at the scene.
Wilkins was pronounced dead at the scene.
UPDATED: Wednesday, Jan. 30, 5:25
A Kilgore man was killed in an accident involving an 18-wheeler south of Wills Point in Van Zandt County this afternoon.
Sgt. Michael Johnson, with the Texas Department of Public Safety, said the accident occurred between an SUV and an 18-wheeler at the 5515 mile marker on Interstate-20 east. He said that is about a mile west of Farm-to-Market 47, south of Wills Point.
Trooper Jean Dark, spokeswoman for DPS, said the 18-wheeler was parked legally on the side of the highway and for some unknown reason, the SUV drifted into the truck sitting on the shoulder of the road.
The Kilgore man was driving the SUV, Johnson said.
The Kilgore man was driving the SUV, Johnson said.
STAFF REPORTS
The Texas Department of Public Safety is working a fatal accident south of Wills Point in Van Zandt County.
The Texas Department of Public Safety is working a fatal accident south of Wills Point in Van Zandt County.
Sgt. Michael Johnson said the accident occurred between an SUV and an 18-wheeler at the 5515 mile marker on Interstate-20 east. He said that is about a mile west of Farm-to-Market 47, south of Wills Point.
The confirmed fatality was in the SUV, Johnson said.
Traffic on the interstate is down to one lane on the east side.
Traffic on the interstate is down to one lane on the east side.
