Two Motorists Killed in LBJ Freeway Crash Friday Night in Dallas, Texas
A tragic car accident last night killed two people when the Dodge Neon they were traveling in struck the back of a 20-foot trailer. The accident occurred around 10:45 p.m. Friday night on LBJ Freeway at Webb Chapel Road in Dallas, Texas.
Pronounced dead at the scene were Tracie Yepez, 26 and Jaime Santibanez, 24. Dallas police department officials who investigated the accident at the scene said the truck pulling the 20-foot trailer may have stalled in the HOV lane, where the accident occurred. If the preliminary results of the accident show that the truck/trailer was indeed stalled, then additional questions will arrive as to why the truck was stalled out and whether the hazard lights or any other identifying cones or flashers were used to alert traffic of the stalled vehicle.
My sincere condolences go out to the families of the two victims. Clearly, they appear to be innocent victims in this motor vehicle accident. When you are travelling in the HOV lane, you do no expect to have stalled vehicles occupying the lane. Hopefully the Dallas Police Department will be able to figure out exactly what happened and what could have been done, if anything, to prevent this accident.
Information and commentary provided by Dallas/Fort Worth Personal Injury Attorney Mark A. Anderson, who can be contacted online by clicking here or calling the Anderson Law Firm at 214-327-8000.
