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Brother Of Mavericks Guard Devin Harris Killed In Car Crash

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - The older brother of Dallas Mavericks guard Devin Harris was killed in a car accident early Thursday morning.

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Bruce Harris, 38, was sitting in his disabled vehicle with a 36-year-old male passenger in the northbound lanes of Central Expressway at about 1:40 a.m. when his car was struck from behind by the 23-year-old driver of an Acura sedan.

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deadly crash involving Bruce Harris (CBS11)

Authorities say the gas tank on Harris's vehicle ruptured and caught fire.

All three men and a male passenger of the Acura were rushed to Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas. Harris was pronounced dead at the hospital while the three others conditions are currently unknown.

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