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18-Year-Old Identified As Victim Of Fiery Tractor-Trailer Crash In Grand Prairie

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GRAND PRAIRIE (CBSDFW.COM) — The victim of a fiery I-30 crash involving a tractor-trailer on Jan. 30 has been identified.

Grand Prairie police say 18-year-old Alexis Renee Guardado of Irving was driving a Ford Mustang when it was hit from behind by a tractor-trailer; both vehicles caught fire. The tractor-trailer driver had minor injuries, but Guardado died at the scene.

Police said previously that the Mustang had been driving slowly in the right lane with its hazard lights on when it was hit. The car may have had a flat tire.

The crash was the fourth traffic fatality in Grand Prairie this year, police said.

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