UPDATED:
Five people are dead after a seven-vehicle crash this past weekend on Interstate 20 near Terrell.
Although authorities reported earlier that a sixth person had died, the Texas Department of Public Safety issued a correction, noting five fatalities.
Zabar McKellar, 52, of Fort Worth; Krishaun McKellar, 45, of Fort Worth; Kason McKellar, 16, of Fort Worth; Billy McKellar, 79, of Tyler; and Nicole Gregory, 49, of Dallas, were all killed in the crash, DPS said.
ORIGINAL STORY:
A sixth person has died after a seven-vehicle crash this past weekend on Interstate 20 near Terrell.
Five other people were pronounced dead at the scene, and a sixth person died from injuries sustained in the wreck, the Texas Department of Public Safety said Monday.
Alexis Osmani Gonzalez-Companioni, 27, was arrested Saturday and charged with five counts of manslaughter and one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, Texas DPS said.
The wreck happened around 2:40 p.m. in the westbound lanes of I-20 just east of Hiram Road in Kaufman County.
DPS Sgt. Kyle Bradford said preliminary investigation revealed traffic was already backed up on the interstate because of a previous crash.
The driver of a semi-truck allegedly fell asleep behind the wheel, striking a truck carrying five people, DPS said.
That semi-truck, owned by Hope Trans LLC, was then pushed into two other semi-trucks. One of the semis jack-knifed due to the impact and hit three other vehicles.
The victims' identities have not been released by authorities and will be withheld until next of kin can be notified.
